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Maine State Information Capital: Augusta Official Name: State of Maine Organized as a territory/republic: 1820 Entered Union (rank): March 15, 1820 (23) Present constitution adopted: 1820…Cresson, Edith
(Encyclopedia) Cresson, EdithCresson, Edithādētˈ krĕsōNˈ [key], 1934–, French politician, b. Edith Campion. After studying at the École des Hautes Études Commerciales, she became a consultant in…Abruzzi
(Encyclopedia) Abruzzi Abruzzi äbr&oomacr;tˈtsē [key], region, 4,167 sq mi (10,793 sq km), central Italy, bordering on the Adriatic Sea in the east. L'Aquila is the…Maputo
(Encyclopedia) MaputoMaputoməp&oomacr;ˈtō [key], city (1997 pop. 966,837), capital of Mozambique, a port on the Indian Ocean. It is Mozambique's largest city and its administrative,…Lombok
(Encyclopedia) LombokLomboklŏmbŏkˈ [key], island (1990 pop. 2,403,025), c.1,825 sq mi (4,725 sq km), E Indonesia, one of the Lesser Sundas, separated from Bali by the Strait of Lombok. Mataram, with…chamber of commerce
(Encyclopedia) chamber of commerce, local association of business people organized to promote the welfare of their community, especially its commercial interests. Each chamber of commerce usually has…Delmarva
(Encyclopedia) DelmarvaDelmarvadĕlmärˈvə [key], peninsula, c.180 mi (290 km) long, separating Chesapeake Bay on the west from Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean on the east; named for the three…Dubrovnik
(Encyclopedia) Dubrovnik Dubrovnik d&oomacr;ˈbrôvnĭk [key], Ital. Ragusa, city, in extreme S Croatia, on a…Donegal, county, Republic of Ireland
(Encyclopedia) Donegal Donegal dŏnˌĭgôlˈ, dŭnˌ– [key], county, 1,865 sq mi (4,830 sq…Lincolnshire
(Encyclopedia) LincolnshireLincolnshirelĭngˈkənshĭr [key], county (1991 pop. 573,900), 2,662 sq mi (6,895 sq km), E England, on the North Sea and The Wash. The county seat is Lincoln. It was formerly…Trending
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