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Iraq: A Country On The Rise
Number of words: 1808 - Number of pages: 7.... gas, various phosphates, and
sulfur. Their maritime (ocean) clams are just the continental shelf on their
coastline, and twelve nautical miles beyond that.
Iraq and Iran have just recently restored diplomatic relations in the
year 1990, but are still trying to work out written agreements settling their
disputes from their eight-year war concerning definite borders, prisoners-of-war,
and freedom of navigation and sovereignty over the Shatt-al-Arab waterway. In
April of 1991, Iraq officially accepted the UN Security Council's Resolution 687,
which states that Iraq accepts the boundaries that .....
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Rwanda Report
Number of words: 577 - Number of pages: 3.... than twenty miles square and under twenty six thousand
three hundred and thirty eight square miles.
The official name of Rwanda is called The Republic Of Rwanda. Rwanda is also
landlocked which doesn't help much either. Since it is landlocked I will tell
you which countries it is surrounded by on the north it is by Ughanda, on the
east by Tanzanian the south by Burundi and finally on the west it is next to
Zaire. Rwanda is one of the poorest countries in the world and it is one of the
most densely populated country in the world. One of the reasons for Rwanda
being in such a bad state of p .....
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Quebec, The Province, The People, The History
Number of words: 540 - Number of pages: 2.... which led to conflicts with the national government that have yet to
be fully resolved. This is apparent in the recent "Referendum" where
theQuebecois tried to get Quebec special provincial concederations based on the
fact the mass majority of Quebec residents speak French.
Quebec is the largest of all the Canadian provinces. Its large area of
1,540,680 sq km (594,858 sq MI) accounts for 15.5 percent of Canada's total area
and includes 183,890 sq km (71,000 sq MI) of inland freshwater surface. This is
a major draw for Industry in Quebec. Elevations in Quebec range from sea level
to .....
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Fiji
Number of words: 901 - Number of pages: 4.... they made ,which is found on all of ’s island. Pre-historians said that the disappearance of this pottery style in all of the islands of the Pacific east of New Guinea was followed by the appearance of this pottery in . This leads them to believe that the people migrated to (People and History, no pg. #).
Captain William Bligh received major credit for discovering and recording the islands. He sailed through after the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789. Shipwrecked sailors and runaway convicts from the Austrailian penal settlements were the first Europeans to live with the ans. By the mid nin .....
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Monaco
Number of words: 547 - Number of pages: 2.... instrumunts ,and processed foods.
Monaco is also a tourist attraction with tourism equaling 600,000 tourists
each year. They come for the beaches, warm weather, but mostly for the
government owned casinos. Some racing fans may come for the Monte Carlo
Rally and the Monaco Grand Prix.
The people of Monaco are called Monegasque. But only one-seventh of
the people that live in Monaco are Monegasque. The rest are French. The
official language of Monaco is Monegasque. But most of the people in Monaco
speak French.
The country of Monaco is located on the east border of France it
contains .....
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What Are The Main Contrasts To Be Found In Portugal?
Number of words: 1929 - Number of pages: 8.... on two sides and the sea on the
others, the nation as naturally turned towards the sea, from which it draws both
its strength and wealth and turned its back on its greatest rival, Spain. Due to
its constant waves of invasion throughout the ages, Portugal is a vastly diverse
land, not only in geographical terms but also in terms of heritage. It is true
to say that Portugal does share a number of similarities with Spain, but it is
by no means identical. Rather it is a nation which blends Moorish influences,
British tradition and Mediterranean culture to form a truly unique land of
peoples. .....
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The Industrial Heartland
Number of words: 722 - Number of pages: 3.... readily available for it's
transport's. Coal, limestone, and many other kinds of mines use the Great
Lakes to transport, which happens to be in the middle of the Industrial
Heartland. They usually have tons of material to move so water transportation
can carry lots of material, it's cheap, but it's also slow. Another important
route in this region is the St. Lawrence Seaway, which was an significant
factor in the decision of industries to locate in this region. Other main
waterways in this region are: Ohio River, Mississippi River, New York State
Barge Canal System, New York Harbo .....
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Rome
Number of words: 681 - Number of pages: 3.... and remained so for 500 years. " Less civilized regions were added
to the Empire: Gaul (conquered by Julius Ceaser, 56-49 BC), Britain (43
AD) and Dacia , NE of the Danube (117 AD)."(1:721)
" The original republican government, with democratic features added in
the fourth and fifth centuries BC, deteriorated under the pressures of
empire and class conflict (Gracchus brothers, social reformers, murdere d
133,121; slave revolts 135,73). After a series of civil wars (Marius vs.
Sulla 88-82, Caeser vs. Pompey 49-45, triumvirate vs. Caesar's assassins
44-43, Antony vs. Octavian 32-30), .....
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Italy
Number of words: 648 - Number of pages: 3.... city in , was the center of the Roman Empire 2,000 years ago. Florence was the home of many artist of the Renaissance, a period of great achievements in the arts. Venice, with its intricate canal system, attracts tourists from all over the world.
Italians take great pride in the quality of their cooking. They traditionally eat their meals at midday. Large meals usually consist of a pasta course, followed by a main course of meat or fish. Sometimes a course of antipasto (appetizers) is served before the pasta. Antipasto usually consists of a variety of cold meat and vegetables, such as p .....
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Mexico
Number of words: 4507 - Number of pages: 17.... to be the great majority of inhabitants of what was
referred to as New Spain, speaking their own languages and retaining much of
their native culture. Inevitably they became the laboring class. Their plight
was the result of the 'encomienda' system, by which Spanish nobles, priests, and
soldiers were granted not only large tracts of land but also jurisdiction over
all Native American residents. A second characteristic of colonial Mexico was
the position and power of the Roman Catholic church. Franciscan, Augustinian,
Dominican, and Jesuit missionaries entered the country with the con .....
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