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(Encyclopedia) frogmouth, common name for small, owllike birds of the family Podargidae, ranging in size from 9 to 21 in. (22.5–52.5 cm). Their soft plumage is a mottled gray-brown in color with…boat people
(Encyclopedia) boat people, term used to describe the Indochinese refugees who fled Communist rule after the Vietnam War (1975) in small boats and the many ethnic Chinese who left Vietnam similarly…Selected International Organizations
Learn about various international organizations that operate cooperatively throughout the world. Each organization is composed of several or many countries with a joint goal…February 2018 Current Events: Disaster News
Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…Cape Verde Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Cape Verde Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Cape Verdean Relations GEOGRAPHYThe Cape…Portugal: End of an Empire
With the turnover of Macao, the Portuguese colonial empire comes to a close by Borgna Brunner On December 20, 1999 Portugal gave up the last colony in its once vast overseas…Malayo-Polynesian languages
(Encyclopedia) Malayo-Polynesian languagesMalayo-Polynesian languagesməlāˈō-pŏlĭnēˈzhən [key], sometimes also called Austronesian languagesAustronesian languagesôˌstrōnēˈzhən [key], family of…Physicians per 100,000 People, by Country
Highest number of physicians per 100,000Lowest number of physicians per 100,000Cuba591Armenia359Tanzania2Burkina Faso5Saint…Ramos-Horta, José
(Encyclopedia) Ramos-Horta, José, 1949–, East Timorese independence advocate and political leader; co-recipient, with Carlos Belo, of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize. After engaging in anti-Portuguese…Abidjan
(Encyclopedia) Abidjan Abidjan ăbĭjänˈ [key], city (2021 est. pop. 27,263,180 ), former capital of Côte d'Ivoire, a port on the Ébrié Lagoon (an arm of the Gulf of Guinea…Trending
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