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(Encyclopedia) martial law, temporary government and control by military authorities of a territory or state, when war or overwhelming public disturbance makes the civil authorities of the region…Daman and Diu
(Encyclopedia) Daman and DiuDaman and Diudəmänˈ, dēˈ&oomacr; [key], union territory (2001 provisional pop. 158,059), 50 sq mi (130 sq km), W India, on the Arabian Sea, composed of two former…Hala'ib Triangle
(Encyclopedia) Hala'ib Triangle, disputed territory: see Halayeb Triangle.Bathurst Island, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Bathurst Island, 7,609 sq mi (19,707 sq km), in the Arctic Archipelago, Nunavut Territory, N Canada. It is the present site of the North Magnetic Pole.The Confederate States of America
Top of Page Source: iStockFollowing the election of Abraham Lincoln on an anti-slavery platform, 11 US states broke away from the union to form a republic that has become known as the Confederacy.…Trieste
(Encyclopedia) TriesteTriestetrēĕˈstā [key], Serbo-Croatian Trst, city (1991 pop. 231,100), capital of Friuli–Venezia Giulia and of Trieste prov., extreme NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste (at the…trusteeship, territorial
(Encyclopedia) trusteeship, territorial, system of UN control for territories that were not self-governing. It replaced the mandates of the League of Nations. Provided for under chapters 12 and 13 of…State of the Union Address: Abraham Lincoln (December 3, 1861)
Abraham Lincoln (December 3, 1861) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: In the midst of unprecedented political troubles we have cause of great gratitude to God for unusual…Heard Island and the McDonald Islands, Territory of
(Encyclopedia) Heard Island and the McDonald Islands, Territory of: see Heard Island.Belcher Islands
(Encyclopedia) Belcher Islands, c.1,110 sq mi (2,870 sq km), in E Hudson Bay, Nunavut Territory, Canada, off W Quebec. Flaherty Island is the largest of the tundra-covered group.Trending
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