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The Year of Living Dangerously: Indonesia after Suharto
17,000 Islands, 300 Ethnic Groups, 250 Languages by Borgna Brunner This article was posted on June 7, 1999. Relatives of pro-independence supporter Adlinda da Silva, 24, grieve…Ratio of Estimated Female to Male Earned Income, by Country 2005
Highest female to male ratio Lowest female to male ratio Country Ratio Country Ratio Country Ratio Country Ratio Kenya 0.83 New Zealand 0.70 Saudi Arabia 0…Country Profiles Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Notes Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan The…Accra
(Encyclopedia) AccraAccraəkräˈ, ăkˈrə [key], city (1984 pop. 867,459), capital of Ghana, a port on the Gulf of Guinea. It is Ghana's largest city and its administrative, communications, and economic…Lagos, city, Nigeria
(Encyclopedia) LagosLagoslāˈgŏs, läˈgôs [key], city (1991 est. pop. 1,274,000), SW Nigeria, on the Gulf of Guinea. It comprises the island of Lagos and three former neighboring islands (now connected…monotreme
(Encyclopedia) monotrememonotrememŏnˈətrēmˌ [key], name for members of the primitive mammalian order Monotremata, found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. The only members of this order are the…Wegener, Alfred Lothar
(Encyclopedia) Wegener, Alfred LotharWegener, Alfred Lotharälˈfrĕt lōtärˈ vĕgˈənər [key], 1880–1930, German geologist, meteorologist, and Arctic explorer. Early in his life, he was on the staff of…scurvy
(Encyclopedia) scurvy, deficiency disorder resulting from a lack of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in the diet. Scurvy does not occur in most animals because they can synthesize their own vitamin C, but…phalanger
(Encyclopedia) phalangerphalangerfəlănˈjər [key], any of the numerous and varied marsupials, or pouched mammals, of the family Phalangeridae, found in Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands.…March 2009 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of March, 2009. President of Guinea-Bissau Killed (March 2): President João Bernardo Vieira of the small…Trending
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