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Suriname

(Encyclopedia) CE5 SurinameSurinames&oobreve;rĭnämˈ, –nămˈ [key], officially Republic of Suriname, republic (2015 est. pop. 553,000), 63,037 sq mi (163,266 sq km), NE South America, on the…

Zoroastrianism

(Encyclopedia) ZoroastrianismZoroastrianismzôˌrōăsˈtrēənĭzəm [key], religion founded by Zoroaster, but with many later accretions. The religion's priests, successors to the pre-Zoroastrian Magi,…

DK Encyclopedia: People & Places

+ PHYSICAL WORLD FACTFILE: PHYSICAL WORLD FIND OUT MORE + POLITICAL WORLD FACTFILE: POLITICAL WORLD FIND OUT MORE + POPULATION HONG KONG, CHINA FACTFILE: POPULATION…

philosophy

(Encyclopedia) philosophy [Gr.,=love of wisdom], study of the ultimate reality, causes, and principles underlying being and thinking. It has many aspects and different manifestations according to the…

Tunisia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 TunisiaTunisiat&oomacr;nēˈzhə, ty&oomacr;– [key], Fr. Tunisie, officially Republic of Tunisia, republic (2015 est. pop. 11,274,000), 63,378 sq mi (164,150 sq km), NW…

State Department Notes on Malaysia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government Political Conditions Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe early Buddhist Malay kingdom of Srivijaya, based at what is now Palembang,…

State Department Notes on Netherlands Antilles

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government Political Conditions Foreign Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY The Arawaks are recognized as the first human…

September 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…

dictionary

(Encyclopedia) dictionary, published list, in alphabetical order, of the words of a language. In monolingual dictionaries the words are explained and defined in the same language; in bilingual…