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Härnösand
(Encyclopedia)Härnösand hărnösändˈ [key], city (1990 est. pop. 19,200), capital of Västernorrland co., E Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia at the mouth of the Ångermanälven River. Its harbor, icebound in wint...Bucaramanga
(Encyclopedia)Bucaramanga bo͞oˌkärämängˈgä [key], city (2020 est. pop. 1,331,000), capital of Santander dept., N ...Zomba
(Encyclopedia)Zomba zŏmˈbə [key], town (1994 est. pop. 62,700), S Malawi, in the Shire Highlands. Until 1973 it was the national capital. European planters founded the town c.1880. It is the commercial center fo...excise taxes
(Encyclopedia)excise taxes, governmental levies on specific goods produced and consumed inside a country. They differ from tariffs, which usually apply only to foreign-made goods, and from sales taxes, which typica...Danville
(Encyclopedia)Danville. 1 City (2020 pop. 29,204), seat of Vermilion co., E Ill., on the Vermilion River at the Ind. line; inc. 1839. It is a commercial and ...Treasury, United States Department of the
(Encyclopedia)Treasury, United States Department of the, federal executive department established in 1789. It is charged with advising the president on fiscal policy and acting as fiscal agent for the federal gover...Salta
(Encyclopedia)Salta, city (1991 pop. 370,302) capital of Salta prov., NW Argentina, in the Lerma valley. It is the commercial center of a region rich in agricultural produce, minerals (chiefly oil), and forest prod...Strumica
(Encyclopedia)Strumica stro͞oˈmĭtsä [key], town (1994 pop. 43,868), SE North Macedonia. It is an agricultural center reliant on tobacco, livestock, and cotton production. Strumica, an ancient town, was long und...Babol
(Encyclopedia)Babol bäbōlˈ [key], town, N Iran, near the Caspian Sea, NE of Tehran. It is the region's c...Khairpur
(Encyclopedia)Khairpur khīrˈpo͝or [key], city (1981 pop. 61,447), SE Pakistan, in Sind prov. It trades in wheat, cotton, tobacco, and dates and is linked by road and rail to Karachi. Manufactures include textile...Browse by Subject
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