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(Encyclopedia) CartagoCartagokärtäˈgō [key], city (1995 est. pop. 31,413), central Costa Rica, capital of Cartago prov. The raising of livestock and the production of coffee are its main industries.…Réunion
(Encyclopedia) CEE RéunionRéunionrāünyôNˈ [key], island and overseas department of France (2015 est. pop. 863,000), c.970 sq mi (2,510 sq km), one of the Mascarene Islands, in the Indian Ocean c.…Pedro II
(Encyclopedia) Pedro II (Dom Pedro II de Alcântara), 1825–91, emperor of Brazil (1831–89). At the age of five, he succeeded under a regency when his father, Pedro I, abdicated. He was declared of age…Moorea
(Encyclopedia) MooreaMooreamôrāˈä [key], volcanic island (2002 pop. 14,226), c.50 sq mi (130 sq km), South Pacific, second largest of the Windward group of the Society Islands, French Polynesia. The…Petrópolis
(Encyclopedia) PetrópolisPetrópolispətrôˈp&oobreve;lēs [key], city (1996 pop. 267,704), Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil, picturesquely situated in hills just N of Rio de Janeiro. It is a…Paramaribo
(Encyclopedia) ParamariboParamaribopărˌəmărˈĭbō [key], city (1996 pop. 222,843), capital of Suriname, on the Suriname River, c.10 mi (16 km) from the Atlantic Ocean. It exports bauxite, sugarcane,…Vitória
(Encyclopedia) VitóriaVitóriavētôˈrēə [key], city (1996 pop. 263,708), capital of Espírito Santo state, E Brazil, on an island in Espírito Santo Bay of the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of Brazil's chief…Entebbe
(Encyclopedia) Entebbe Entebbe ĕntĕbˈə [key], town, S Uganda, on Lake Victoria, near Kampala. Located in a region…Malabo
(Encyclopedia) MalaboMalabomäläˈbō [key], city (1997 est. pop. 50,000), capital of Equatorial Guinea, on Bioko island, in the Gulf of Guinea. It is the chief port and commercial center of Bioko. Fish…Kozhikode
(Encyclopedia) KozhikodeKozhikodekōˈzhəkōdˌ [key] or CalicutCalicutkăˈlĭkət [key], city (1991 pop. 419,531), Kerala state, SW India, on the Malabar coast of the Arabian Sea. Once the leading port of…Trending
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