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Bujumbura
(Encyclopedia) Bujumbura Bujumbura b&oomacr;ˌjəmˈb&oobreve;rˈə [key], city, commercial capital of Burundi and…tea
(Encyclopedia) tea, tree or bush, its leaves, and the beverage made from these leaves. The plant (Camellia sinensis, Thea sinensis, or C. thea) is an evergreen related to the camellia and indigenous…British Parliament: The Townshend Act
The Townshend ActBritish Parliament1767 An act for granting certain duties in the British colonies and plantations in America; for allowing a drawback of the duties of customs upon the…Burundi Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Burundi Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Burundi Relations PEOPLEAt 206.1 persons per sq. km.,…A Brief History of Checking
No one is quite sure when the first checks appeared. Some experts think the Romans may have invented the check about 352 B.C. But even if that were true, the idea apparently didn't catch on…Recife
(Encyclopedia) RecifeReciferəsēˈfĭ [key] [Port.,=reef], city (1991 pop. 1,298,229), capital of Pernambuco state, NE Brazil, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is also called Pernambuco by foreigners.…Antigua Guatemala
(Encyclopedia) Antigua Guatemala Antigua Guatemala ăntēˈgwə gwätəmäˈlə, Span. äntēˈgwä gwätāmäˈlä [key] [Span.,=Old Guatemala] or Antigua, town, S central Guatemala. It…Lombok
(Encyclopedia) LombokLomboklŏmbŏkˈ [key], island (1990 pop. 2,403,025), c.1,825 sq mi (4,725 sq km), E Indonesia, one of the Lesser Sundas, separated from Bali by the Strait of Lombok. Mataram, with…Nayarit
(Encyclopedia) NayaritNayaritnäyärētˈ [key], state (1990 pop. 824,643), 10,547 sq mi (27,317 sq km), W Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. Tepic is the capital. Mostly wild and rugged, Nayarit is broken by…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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