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(Encyclopedia) ratiteratiterătˈīt [key], common and general term for a variety of flightless birds characterized by a flat, raftlike sternum rather than the keeled sternum, designed to support flight…Gap Between Rich and Poor: World Income Inequality
To understand how many inhabitants of a country are poor, it is not enough to know a country's per capita income. The number of poor people in a country and the average quality of life depend on…Immigrants Admitted by Region and Country of Birth, 2003-2012
More than one million immigrants entered the U.S. in 2012. The following table lists the number of immigrants admitted by to the U.S. by continent and country of birth…Brewer's: Canary
(A). Slang for “a guinea” or “sovereign.” Gold coin is so called because, like a canary, it is yellow. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Canary-birdCanard A B…Brewer's: Kite
(A), in legal phraseology, is a junior counsel who is allotted at an assize court to advocate the cause of a prisoner who is without other defence. For this service he receives a guinea as…Brewer's: Classic Races
(The). The five chief horse-races in England, viz. the 2,000 and 1,000 guinea races for two-year-olds, run at Newmarket, the Derby for fillies and colts, the Oaks for fillies only, and…Major Earthquakes around the World, 1998
DateLocationMagnitude1Jan. 4Loyalty Islands region (S. Pacific Sea)7.4Jan. 30Near coast, northern Chile7.0March 25Balleny Islands region7.7March 29Fiji Islands region7.2April 1Off coast,…Economic Statistics by Country, 2011
Country GDP/PPP GDP/PPP per capita Real growth rate (%) Inflation (%) Afghanistan $21.5 billion1 $8001 8.0% 16.31% Albania 18.97 billion 4,900…Economic Statistics by Country, 2007
Country GDP/PPP GDP/PPPper capita Real growth rate(%) Inflation…Cyclones
Find data about the most intense and deadliest cyclones from 1864 through present day. 1864 Oct. 5, Calcutta, India: 70,000 killed. 1942 Oct. 16, Bengal, India: about 40,000 lives lost. 1960…Trending
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