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(Encyclopedia)Western Province, province (1990 pop. 607,497), c.63,000 sq mi (163,170 sq km), W Zambia. The capital is Mongu. The area, covered mostly by savanna, is drained by the Zambezi River. Livestock and grai...Natal, former province, South Africa
(Encyclopedia)Natal nətălˈ [key], former province, South Africa: see KwaZulu-Natal. ...Fuzhou, city, Fujian province, China
(Encyclopedia)Fuzhou fo͞oˈchouˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 952,300), capital of Fujian prov., China, a port on the Min River delta c.25 mi (40 km) from the coast. A regional commercial and fishing center that u...Fuzhou, city, Jiangxi province, China
(Encyclopedia)Fuzhou, city, Jiangxi prov., China: see Linchuan. ...Pinar del Rio, province, Cuba
(Encyclopedia)Pinar del Rio pēnärˈ dĕl rēˈō [key], province (1994 est. pop. 700,000), W Cuba, the westernmost province of Cuba. Pinar del Rio is the capital. The province, occupying a narrow area, has an irr...Newfoundland, island and province, Canada
(Encyclopedia)Newfoundland, island and province, Canada: see Newfoundland and Labrador, province. ...Newfoundland and Labrador, province, Canada
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Newfoundland and Labrador nyo͞oˈfənlənd, nyo͞ofənlăndˈ; lăbˈrədôrˌ [key], province (2001 pop. 512,930), 156,185 sq mi (404,519 sq km), E Canada. The province consists of the island...Vienna, city and province, Austria
(Encyclopedia)Vienna vēĕnˈə [key], Ger. Wien, city and province (1991 pop. 1,539,848), 160 sq mi (414 sq km), capital and largest city of Austria and administrative seat of Lower Austria, NE Austria, on the Dan...Madrid, autonomous community and province, Spain
(Encyclopedia)Madrid mədrĭdˈ, Span. mäᵺhrēᵺˈ [key], autonomous community and coextensive prov., (2011 pop. 6,421,874), 3,099 sq mi (8,027 sq km), central Spain. Madrid, the capital of Spain, is also its c...Maine, region and former province, France
(Encyclopedia)Maine mĕn [key], region and former province, NW France, S of Normandy and E of Brittany. It now comprises the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe and parts of Loire-et-Cher, Eure-et-Loir, and Orne. Le ...Browse by Subject
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