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Kislovodsk

(Encyclopedia)Kislovodsk kēsləvôtskˈ [key] [Rus.,=sour water], city (1989 pop. 114,000), S European Russia, in the N Caucasus Mts. It is a famous health resort with mineral springs, sanatoriums, and a physico-t...

Bad Reichenhall

(Encyclopedia)Bad Reichenhall bät rīˈkhənhäl [key] or Reichenhall, town, Bavaria, S central Germany, on ...

OPEC

(Encyclopedia)OPEC: see Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. ...

United Irishmen

(Encyclopedia)United Irishmen or United Irish Society, Irish political organization. It was founded at Belfast in 1791 by Theobald Wolfe Tone. Disgruntled by the use of English patronage to control Irish politics, ...

African Union

(Encyclopedia)African Union (AU), international organization established in 2002 by the nations of the former Organization of African Unity (OAU). The AU is the successor organization to the OAU, with greater power...

OECD

(Encyclopedia)OECD: see Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. ...

oil industry

(Encyclopedia)oil industry, the business of discovering oil (petroleum), extracting it from the ground, refining it into a variety of products, and distributing it to the public. The development of the oil industry...

Eastern European Mutual Assistance Treaty

(Encyclopedia)Eastern European Mutual Assistance Treaty: see Warsaw Treaty Organization. ...

Partnership for Peace

(Encyclopedia)Partnership for Peace: see under North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ...

UNESCO

(Encyclopedia)UNESCO: see United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. ...