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(Encyclopedia)Vyborg vĭˈbərk [key], Finnish Viipuri, Swed. Viborg, city (1989 pop. 81,000), NW European Russia, NW of St. Petersburg and near the Finnish border, on Vyborg Bay and the Gulf of Finland. A Baltic p...Bildt, Carl
(Encyclopedia)Bildt, Carl bēlt [key], 1949–, Swedish political leader. Born into a prominent family, he was elected to parliament in 1979 as a member of the conservative Moderate party, serving there until 2001....isolationism
(Encyclopedia)isolationism, a national policy of abstaining from political, military, or economic alliances or agreements with other countries. Isolationism may be adopted in order to devote a country's energies to...European Astronaut Center
(Encyclopedia)European Astronaut Center (EAC): see European Space Agency. ...European Central Bank
(Encyclopedia)European Central Bank: see under European Monetary System. ...European corn borer
(Encyclopedia)European corn borer: see corn borer. ...European Currency Unit
(Encyclopedia)European Currency Unit: see European Monetary System. ...European Recovery Program
(Encyclopedia)European Recovery Program: see Marshall Plan. ...European Southern Observatory
(Encyclopedia)European Southern Observatory (ESO), an intergovernmental organization for astronomical research with headquarters in Garching, near Munich, Germany. The ESO began in 1962 as a consortium among Belgiu...European Space Agency
(Encyclopedia)European Space Agency (ESA), multinational agency dedicated to the promotion, for exclusively peaceful purposes, of cooperation among European states in space research and technology. Member states in...Browse by Subject
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