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  • This is a list of the countries of the world by continent, according ... displayed with their respective national flags and capitals. This ...
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  • A United States National Monument is a protected area that is similar ... Another difference between a national monument and national park is ...
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  • of forest formed from a patchwork of public lands in the northwestern ... The forest is located in one of the largest and most rugged wilderness ...
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  • to Find Out. is an annual publication of the Central Intelligence Agency ... The World Factbook is prepared by the CIA for the use of U.S. government ...
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  • The United States Virgin Islands are a group of islands in the Caribbean ... The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Saint Croix ...
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  • American Samoa is an unorganized, incorporated territory of the United ... It is a destination spot of many vacationers due to its seasonally ...
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  • Lake Erie is the eleventh largest lake on Earth by surface area. ... Of the five Great Lakes of North America, it is the fourth largest ...
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  • The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern ... Mariana Islands. They are the southern part of a submerged mountain range ...
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  • The German colonial empire was an overseas area formed in the late ... tradition of expansion within the European space, Germany's renewed ...
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  • The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles ... The Oslo Accords were a culmination of a series of secret and public ...
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  • Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, with an area of 227 ... The 1874 "March West" of the federal government's new ...
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  • The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting ... The primary natural resources are spiny lobster, conch, and other ...
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  • discipline that involves application of the principles of physics for ... The beginnings of mechanical engineering go back to the craftsmen ...
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  • Bald eagle is the common name for a North American bird of prey, ... The species was on the brink of extirpation in the continental United ...
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  • an English-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker, known to some native ... This represented one-fifth of the North American continent. His great ...
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  • Axis powers, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and the Japanese empire, referred ... On September 18, 1931, Manchuria was an object of Japanese invasion ...
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  • Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United ... The area's fertile soil and warm climate gave rise to the early ...
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  • South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in ... South America has a land area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890 ...
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  • The foreign policy of the United States is officially conducted by ... The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States ...
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  • The Kingdom of Tonga, also known as “The Friendly Islands,” is ... Settled for more than 2,800 years, Tonga is part of the cradle of ...
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  • Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån), officially the U.S. Territory of Guam, ... is 1,500 miles (2414 km) southeast of Tokyo and 6,000 miles (9656 ...
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  • New Caledonia, or Nouvelle-Calédonie, is an overseas territory of ... New Caledonia's capital, Nouméa, is the seat of the Secretariat ...
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  • Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending ... The lands have been inhabited for millennia by aboriginal peoples ...
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  • The State of Maine is a state in the northernmost portion of the New ... The original inhabitants of the territory that is now Maine were Algonquian ...
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  • which prohibit anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices ... The history of competition law reaches back further than the Roman ...
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  • Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America ... The centers of all three branches of the U.S. federal government are ...
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  • Central America is the region of North America located between the ... ==Countries of the region== The area considered Central America comprises ...
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  • Ontario is a province located in the east-central part of Canada, ... The capital of Ontario is Toronto, the largest city in Canada. Ottawa ...
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  • The Cayman Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom ... The Caymans are one of the most popular tourist attractions in the ...
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  • The State of Idaho is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the ... First occupied by American Indians, the region was explored by the ...
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  • The United States of America—also referred to as the United States ... or (archaically) Columbia–is a federal republic of 50 states and ...
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  • resembles a small wolf or medium-sized dog and is characterized by a narrow ... supplement their diet with some plant matter and scavenge as well. As top carnivores ...
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  • Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States ... Once a battleground between slave owners and abolitionists, Missouri ...
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  • Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated ... Although commonly referred to in the singular, the territory consists ...
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  • country that occupies the eastern two-thirds of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola ... the Dominican Republic has a long history of violence and tyranny, including; ...
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  • |order=5th Prime Minister of Israel |term_start =July 13, 1992 ... |birth_place =Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel) ...
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  • large white-colored obelisk at the west end of the National Mall in Washington ... The monument is made of marble, granite, and sandstone. It was designed ...
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  • Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Law [[Image:BLAKE12.JPG|thumb|"A Negro Hung Alive by the Ribs to ...
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  • Kansas is a Midwestern state located in the geographic center of the ... Originally, home to large numbers of nomadic Native Americans that ...
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  • California is a state on the West Coast of the United States, along ... changed California, sparking a large influx of people and a sustained economic ...
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  • Bobcat is the common name for a medium-sized wild cat of North America ... areas, as well as semi-desert, urban edge, and swampland environments. It ...
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  • Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the ... The city is also an important contributor of popular music legacies, celebrated ...
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  • North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions ... The Missouri River flows through the western part of the state and ...
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  • New Brunswick (French: Nouveau-Brunswick) is one of Canada's ... (1760-1820) who was descended from the House of Brunswick." ...
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  • The United States House of Representatives is the larger of the two ... The House meets in the south wing of the United States Capitol. The ...
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  • ranking as the second-smallest in area after Goa. The thumb-shaped ... highest peak, sits in the northwestern part of the state on the boundary with ...
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  • South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...
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  • Los Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the ... over the globe, including the largest Latino and Asian populations in the United ...
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  • Mexican Revolutionary general. As commander of the División del Norte (Division ... Villa and his supporters, known as Villistas, employed tactics such ...
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  • Katyn Forest Massacre, was a mass execution of Polish citizens by the order ... The massacre is of note for a number of reasons, but primarily due ...
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