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  • 21Colombia — Colombian, adj., n. /keuh lum bee euh/; Sp. /kaw lawm byah/, n. a republic in NW South America. 37,418,290; 439,828 sq. mi. (1,139,155 sq. km). Cap.: Bogotá. * * * Colombia Introduction Colombia Background: Colombia was one of the three countries …

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  • 22Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …

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  • 23Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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  • 24Agriculture in Vietnam — In 2004 agriculture and forestry accounted for 21.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and during 1994–2004 the sector grew at an annual rate of 4.1 percent. [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Vietnam.pdf Vietnam country profile] .… …

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  • 25Mendocino County GMO Ban — Mendocino County, California was the first jurisdiction in the United States to ban the cultivation, production or distribution of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).[1] The ordinance, entitled Measure H, was passed by referendum on March 2,… …

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  • 26eastern Africa — ▪ region, Africa Introduction       part of sub Saharan Africa comprising two traditionally recognized regions: East Africa, made up of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda; and the Horn of Africa, made up of Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia.… …

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  • 27Issues in American Commodity Farming — Importance of Industrial Agriculture Industrial agriculture could easily be considered one of America’s greatest success stories. Without it, it would be much more difficult to provide the relatively inexpensive food that our nation relies on.… …

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  • 28Agriculture in ancient Tamil country — During the Sangam age, 200 BCE 200 CE, agriculture was the main vocation of the Tamils. [cite book last = Venkata Subramanian title = pages = p. 26] It was considered a necessity for life, and hence was treated as the foremost among all… …

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  • 29Lacandon — Infobox ethnic group group=Lacandón nativename=Hach Winik Real People poptime=Mexico: approx 1000 popplace=Mexico (Lacandon Jungle in Northeastern Chiapas) and Petén, Guatemala rels=Protestant, Traditional Belief System, Some Catholic Influences… …

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  • 30Dolo Odo — (Somali: Dooloow) is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Liben Zone, Dolo Odo is located in the angle formed by the confluence of the Ganale Dorya with the Dawa River, and bordered to the west by Moyale, to the… …

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