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Abyei

(Encyclopedia)Abyei, disputed region, c.4,000 sq mi (10,400 sq km), on the border of Sudan and South Sudan. Claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, the area was given special administative status under the 2004 peac...

Kalevala

(Encyclopedia)Kalevala käˈlĕväˌlä [key], Finnish national epic. It is a compilation of verses recounting extraordinary deeds of three semidivine brothers from mythical Kaleva, land of the heroes. Zakarias Top...

Washington, Martha

(Encyclopedia)Washington, Martha, 1731–1802, wife of George Washington, b. New Kent co., Va. The daughter of John Dandridge and Frances Jones Dandridge, she first married (1749) Daniel Parke Custis. She bore him ...

Straujuma, Laimdota

(Encyclopedia)Straujuma, Laimdota līmˈdōtä strouˈyo͞omä [key], 1951–, Latvian economist and political leader. Straujuma was a division head (1993–97) at the Agriculture Consulting and Education Center of...

Shonekan, Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde

(Encyclopedia)Shonekan, Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde, 1936–, Nigerian businessman and political leader, b. Lagos. He received a law degree in 1962 from the Univ. of London and joined the United African Company in 19...

Punta del Este

(Encyclopedia)Punta del Este po͞onˈtä ᵺĕl āsˈtā [key], city (1996 pop. 8,252), E Uruguay, on the Atlantic Ocean. Located on a narrow peninsula surrounded by excellent beaches, Punta del Este is one of the ...

Rajoelina, Andry

(Encyclopedia)Rajoelina, Andry änˈdrē räjōēlēnˈä [key], 1974–, Malagasy businessman and politician. Rajoelina was a popular disc jockey and built a successful media conglomerate. Elected mayor of Antanan...

Hague, The

(Encyclopedia)Hague, The hāg [key], Du. 's Gravenhage or Den Haag, Fr. La Haye, city (2020 pop. 545,838), ...

Czech Republic

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika, or Czechia chĕkˈēə ...

Flemish art and architecture

(Encyclopedia)Flemish art and architecture, works of art and structures produced in the region of Europe known for centuries as Flanders. Netherlandish art is another term sometimes used for these works. Art produc...