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Government Publishing Office, United States
(Encyclopedia)Government Publishing Office, United States (GPO), federal bureau originally authorized in 1860 that performs printing and binding for Congress and federal departments and agencies, distributes govern...United States Government Printing Office
(Encyclopedia)United States Government Printing Office and United States Government Publishing Office: see Government Publishing Office, United States. ...United States Government Printing Office
(Encyclopedia)United States Government Printing Office: see Government Publishing Office, United States. ...United States Government Publishing Office
(Encyclopedia)United States Government Publishing Office: see Government Publishing Office, United States. ...bounty, payment made by a government
(Encyclopedia)bounty, amount paid by a government for the achievement of certain economic or other goals. It often takes the form of a premium paid for the increased production or export of certain goods. The bount...inflation
(Encyclopedia)inflation, in economics, persistent and relatively large increase in the general price level of goods and services. Its opposite is deflation, a process of generally declining prices. The U.S. Bureau ...Friuli–Venezia Giulia
(Encyclopedia)Friuli–Venezia Giulia frēo͞oˈlē-vānĕˈtsyä jo͞oˈlyä [key], region, 3,031 ...Styria
(Encyclopedia)Styria shtīˈərmärk [key], province (1991 pop. 1,184,593), 6,324 sq mi (16,379 sq km), central and SE Austria. Graz is the capital. Bordering on Slovenia in the south, Styria is predominately mount...Carinthia
(Encyclopedia)Carinthia kərĭnˈthēə [key], Ger. Kärnten, province, c.3,680 sq mi (9,531 sq km), S Aust...Zadar
(Encyclopedia)Zadar zäˈdär [key], Ital. Zara, city (2011 pop. 75,062), W Croatia, on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. A seaport and a tourist center, it has industries that produce liqueur, processed fis...Browse by Subject
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