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... Factbook 1987 CP/1S WF 87-001 US Government officials should obtain copies of The World Factbook directly from their own organization or through lia... ... channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. Requesters in the Department of Defense may obtain copies from: Defense Intelligence Agency RTS-2C Was... ...40-3344 Tel: (202) 373-3869 or Autovon 243-3869 Requesters in the Department of State may obtain copies from: Department of State INR/IC/CD Room 8646 ... ...eria 183 Niue IS I Norfolk Island 1 S5 Norway 186 jO Oman 188 P Pakistan 189 Panama 191 Papua New Guinea 193 Paraguay 194 Peru 195 Philippines 197 Pit... ... by multidivisional Soviet force Capital: Kabul Administrative divisions: 29 provinces with centrally appointed governors Legal system: not establishe... ...public Capital: Algiers Administrative divisions: 31 wilayas (departments or provinces); 160 dairat (administrative districts); 691 communes Legal sys... ...Type: Marxist people's republic Capital: Luanda Administrative divisions: 18 provinces Legal system: formerly based on Portu- guese civil law system a... ...c location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for Panama Canal Population: 2,455,536 (July 1987), average annual growth rat... ...; 2,269 km natural gas; 885 km refined products Ports: 2 major, 4 minor 190 Panama Civil air: 30 major transport aircraft Airfields: 117 total, 99 us...

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...The Rolling Stone of History. -- Surprising revelations -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- The first boats -- ...

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... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russ... ..." "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia and Siberia," etc. A RECORD OF THE FINDING OF ALL LANDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made ... ...NDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made by Europeans to the Wild Races of the World; FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF ADVANCING CIVILIZATION FROM T... ...-- Escape of the Freebooters -- A furious bombardment -- An expedition against Panama -- Forcing a way through the tropical growth of Central America ... ... following the capture of an Indian village -- A terrible storm -- In sight of Panama -- A foot race for the field -- A bloody spectacle -- The battle... ... the cavalry -- A gallant charge supported by sharp-shooters -- The capture of Panama -- A riot of murder and rapine -- Inhuman cruelties to prisoners... ...is people, and his fame soon spread afar, and with such favor that neighboring provinces came voluntarily under his rulership. Finding himself now at ... ...eign for a period of six years thereafter, during which time he conquered many provinces. But while besieging a certain castle called Thaigin, he was ... ...isposition of the Grand Khan Marco Polo writes: "He sends yearly to the divers provinces of his empire to inquire whether any prejudice be done to the...

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... By Indrek Pringi Library of Congress Txu 987-756 Copyright January 29th 2001 Canadian Copyri... ...ns: Connection, and Separation. This book explores the logical extrapolation of this, and other Dynamics. My challenge to the reader is simple. ... ...not? Preface The Basic Elements of Human Understanding are: ... ... from father to son lasting centuries. The systematic stripping of the outer provinces of all their wealth by the robber- governors; whose only reas... ... signed up together. And died together… Leaving entire counties, cities and provinces empty of young men after the War. Every male social group wa... ...nd thing the white man did to North America? Segment it into colonies, then provinces and states. Segment colonies into Burroughs and towns. Segm... ...ecause of their connections to Britain. They only colonized the Philippines, Panama, Costa Rica and Hawaii. Why? Because they were too busy coloni... ...only picked upon the teeniest, tiniest, demonized imaginary evil regimes like Panama. Infiltrating tiny South American Nations with CIA operatives. ... ... had to in order to survive It did not work in Vietnam. It did not work in Panama. It did not work in Libya. It did not work in Iraq. It is no...

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