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Brookhaven

(Encyclopedia) Brookhaven. 1 City (2020 pop. 11,674), seat of Lincoln co., SW Miss.; inc. 1859. It is situated in a dairy, timber, and farm area. Oil…

Carlow, city, Republic of Ireland

(Encyclopedia) Carlow, town, seat of Co. Carlow, SE Republic of Ireland, on the Barrow River. It is an agricultural market in a dairy region, with…

Waikato

(Encyclopedia) WaikatoWaikatowīˈkäˌtō [key], river, 264 mi (425 km) long, rising in Lake Taupo, central North Island, New Zealand, and flowing NW into the Tasman Sea. It is New Zealand's longest…

Bendigo

(Encyclopedia) Bendigo Bendigo bĕnˈdĭgō [key], city, Victoria, SE Australia, since 1994 amalgamated with…

Tottori

(Encyclopedia) TottoriTottoritōt-tōˈrē [key], city (1990 pop. 142,467), capital of Tottori prefecture, S Honshu, Japan, a port on the Sea of Japan. The city produces wood and paper items, machinery,…

Asturias

(Encyclopedia) Asturias Asturias äst&oomacr;ˈryäs [key], autonomous community and coextensive prov., 4,093 sq mi (10,602 sq km), and former kingdom, NW Spain, S of the…

Malawi Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Malawi Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Malawian Relations GEOGRAPHY Malawi is…

France Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note France Index: People History Political Conditions Foreign Relations U.S.-French Relations PEOPLESince prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of…

Pyeongtaek

(Encyclopedia) Pyeongtaek or Pyongtaek, city (2016 pop. 470,832), Gyeonggi prov., NW South Korea, 45 mi (70 km) S of Seoul. In a rice, fruit, and dairy farming area, it is a port on the Yellow Sea…

San Miguel

(Encyclopedia) San MiguelSan Miguelsän mēgĕlˈ [key], city (1993 pop. 118,214), E El Salvador, at the foot of San Miguel, an active volcano (6,996 ft/2,132 m, also known as Chaparrastique). It has…