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State Department Notes on Venezuela

U.S. Department of State Background Note   People hike in the Andean Mountains near Merida, Venezuela, May 17, 1998. [© AP Images]         PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Bolivarian Republic of…

New Hampshire

(Encyclopedia) CE5 New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut River forming the boundary (W), the…

Landmarks of New York City

by Mark D. Hughes photos by Carol M. Highsmith The City of New York is the largest city in the United States, and home to many of the country's most famous and recognizable landmarks.…

metamorphism

(Encyclopedia) metamorphism, in geology, process of change in the structure, texture, or composition of rocks caused by agents of heat, deforming pressure, shearing stress, hot, chemically active…

Newfoundland and Labrador, province, Canada

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labradorny&oomacr;ˈfənlənd, ny&oomacr;fənlăndˈ; lăbˈrədôrˌ [key], province (2001 pop. 512,930), 156,185 sq mi (404,519 sq km),…

Slovenia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 SloveniaSloveniaslōvēˈnēə [key], Slovene Slovenija, officially Republic of Slovenia, republic (2015 est. pop. 2,075,000), 7,817 sq mi (20,246 sq km). It is bounded in the north…

State Department Notes on Canada

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: U.S.-Canada Relations Government Political Conditions U.S.-CANADA RELATIONSPrime Minister Harper, who entered office stating he intended to…

State Department Notes on Turkmenistan

U.S. Department of State Background Note Young people in native costume dance during ceremony in Gyami, Turkmenistan, February 11, 2007. [© AP Images]PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:TurkmenistanGeographyArea…