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Japan Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Japan Index: Geography People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Japan Relations GEOGRAPHYJapan, a country of islands,…Mongolia Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Mongolia Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Mongolian Relations PEOPLELife in sparsely populated…Malaysia
(Encyclopedia) CE5 MalaysiaMalaysiaməlāˈzhə [key], independent federation (2015 est. pop. 30,723,000), 128,430 sq mi (332,633 sq km), Southeast Asia. The official capital and by far the largest…Jouhaux, Léon
(Encyclopedia) Jouhaux, LéonJouhaux, LéonlāôNˈ zh&oomacr;-ōˈ [key], 1879–1954, French Socialist labor leader. He headed the Confédération Générale du Travail from 1909 to 1947, when he resigned…Beernaert, Auguste
(Encyclopedia) Beernaert, AugusteBeernaert, Augusteōgüstˈ bârnärtˈ, bârˈnärt [key], 1829–1912, Belgian statesman. A member of the liberal wing of the Catholic party, he served in several cabinets and…Nippon
(Encyclopedia) NipponNipponnĭpˈŏn, nĭpŏnˈ [key], name for Japan, derived from Dai Nippon, meaning Great Japan. The expression comes from the Chinese ideograph for the place where the sun comes from,…Kara-Kul
(Encyclopedia) Kara-KulKara-Kulkäˌrə-k&oomacr;l [key], mountain lake, c.140 sq mi (360 sq km), Gorno-Badakhshan, E Tajikistan, in the Pamir, near the Chinese border. It is c.12,840 ft (3,900 m)…Manchu
(Encyclopedia) ManchuManchumănˈch&oomacr; [key], people who lived in Manchuria for many centuries and who ruled China from 1644 until 1912. These people, related to the Tungus, were descended…Lao She
(Encyclopedia) Lao SheLao Shelou shŭ [key], pseud. of Shu She-yüShu She-yüsh&oomacr; shŭ-yü [key] or Shu Ch'ing-ch'un,Shu Ch'ing-ch'un,chĭng-ch&oobreve;n [key], 1899–1966, Chinese writer. He…Lu Xun
(Encyclopedia) Lu Xun or Lu HsünLu Hsünboth: l&oomacr;ˈshünˈ [key], 1881–1936, Chinese writer, pen name of Chou Shu-jen. In 1902, he traveled to Japan on a government scholarship, eventually…Trending
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