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  United States - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The United States of America, also referred to as the United States, U.S.A. America,¹ or the States, is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west.
The United States also holds several other territories, districts and possessions, notably the federal district of the District of Columbia, which is the nation's capital, and several overseas insular areas, the most significant of which are Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands.
The United States is also a great center of higher education, boasting more than 4,000 universities, colleges and other institutions of higher learning, the top tier of which may be considered to be among the most prestigious and advanced in the world.
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 United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
The United States has a broad range of climates, varying from the tropical rain-forest of Hawaii and the tropical savanna of S Florida (where the Everglades are found) to the subarctic and tundra climates of Alaska.
The United States is also one of the largest producers of cattle, hogs, cow’s milk, butter, cotton, oats, wheat, barley, and sugar; it is the world’s leading exporter of wheat and corn and ranks third in rice exports.
The Congress of the United States, the legislative branch, is bicameral and consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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 United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The United States also holds several other territories, districts and possessions, notably the federal district of the District of Columbia, which is the nation's capital, and several overseas insular areas, the most significant of which are Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the United States Virgin Islands.
The social structure of the United States is highly stratified, with a large proportion of the wealth of the country controlled by a small fraction of the population which exerts disproportionate cultural and political influence.
The United States is also a great center of higher education, boasting more than 1,500 universities, colleges, and other institutions of higher learning, the top tier of which may be considered to be among the most prestigious and advanced in the world.
www.peacelink.de /keyword/United_States.php   (2652 words)

  
 List of military divisions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The article provides links to lists of military divisions arranged by ordinal number, name, country or conflict.
List of Finnish divisions in the Winter War
List of Finnish divisions in the Continuation War
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_military_divisions   (84 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The United States of America
In examining the constitutionality of a state law one is to assume that the state legislature has power to pass all acts whatever, unless they are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States or by the constitution of the state.
It also provides that the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states; for the return of fugitives from justice and for the admission of new states.
Though Lincoln was defeated for the United States Senate, his remarkable speeches made him a national character and won for him the Republican nomination in the great contest for the presidency in 1860.
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 The world's top united states websites
The economy of the United States is described as "mixed" because, while it is organized primarily on a capitalist model (entrepreneurship is encouraged, and most enterprises are privately owned), it also limits free markets with social welfare programs like Social Security, unemployment benefits, and Medicare, as well as government regulation in virtually every industry.
As of 2001, the distribution for major religions in the United States was Protestant (52 percent), Roman Catholic (24.5 percent), "none" (13.2 percent), Jewish (1.3 percent) and between 0.3 and 0.5 percent each for Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and Unitarian Universalist.
The social structure of the United States is highly stratified, with a large proportion of the wealth of the country controlled by a small fraction of the population which exerts disproportionate cultural and political influence on the rest of the nation.
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 Who We Are - US Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Military Academy was under the direction of the Corps of Engineers until 1866.
Divisions and districts are defined by watershed boundaries, not by states.
In addition, a 9th provisional division with four districts was activated January 25, 2004, to oversee operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
www.usace.army.mil /who.html   (928 words)

  
 Quick Kill In Slow Motion: The Nigerian Civil War
The Army was not totally inexperienced, having sent two battalions with the United Nations Peacekeeping Force to the Congo between 1960 and 1964 and a smaller force to Tanzania later for a similar peacekeeping mission.
The Midwestern State was in a precarious position, a small, wealthy area caught between the secessionist Ibo and the Federal captial of Lagos.
Before the division was ready, an abortive amphibious assault was attempted by 15 Brigade, the unit formed around the garrison that Adelunke had left at Bonny.
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 friendly dictators
Although Ronald Reagan's State Department asserted "there has not been a single clear-cut case of political killing, within months of Cerezo's inauguration, opposition leaders attributed 56 murders to security forces and death squads, while Americas Watch claimed that "throughout 1986, violent killings were reported in the Guatemalan press at the rate of 100 per month".
Saudi Arabia is supported by the United States and other western democracies because of the enormous oil wealth that lies below the country's desert sands, its pro-West stance, and the royal family's staunch anti-fundamentalist position.
Indonesia is a totalitarian state and its uncontested ruler for over 20 years, General Suharto, is one of the most brutal dictators in history.
www.thirdworldtraveler.com /US_ThirdWorld/dictators.html   (9246 words)

  
 The United States Army Air Forces in W.W.II
Combat Units of the Army Air Forces: This database is based on the Maurer book and lists squadrons assigned, unit motto, combat history, awards, bases, commanders, and more.
Histories of the Air Forces, Divisions, and Wings: Covers the 16 Air Forces, 8 Air Divisions, and 91 Wings.
Airfields and Air Bases: A list of 1,417 airfields used by the Army Air Forces.
www.armyairforces.com   (313 words)

  
 Where We Are - US Army Corps of Engineers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The USACE divisions and districts follow watershed boundaries, not state boundaries, so a state could be divided into several divisions/districts.
In addition, a 9th provisional division with three districts was activated January 25, 2004, to oversee operations in Iraq.
The USACE divisions follow watershed boundaries, not state boundaries, so a state could be divided into several districts.
www.usace.army.mil /where.html   (748 words)

  
 25th Infantry found Swiftly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The 25th Infantry Division was activated on 1 October 1941 at Schofield Barracks, Territory of...
The 4th Infantry Division came to Vietnam in Aug to Oct 1966, primarily to the II CTZ.
It was redesignated for the 1st Infantry Division on August 19, 1942...
www.movefm.co.uk /moveinfo/25th_infantry.html   (464 words)

  
 Confederate States, Civil War Regimental Histories, Directory
Regardless of the actual number of regiments recruited, the list below is but a small fraction of those that were raised.
It is hoped that many other Civil War regiments will find a "webmaster" in the future to preserve their history.
American Civil War Unit Bibliographies [Bibliography from the United States Military History Institute]
www.tarleton.edu /~kjones/confeds.html   (317 words)

  
 HyperWar: World War II on the World Wide Web
An annotated list of pending projects -- volunteers are welcomed to assist in transcribing these WW II histories and documents!
This currently includes pages for each of the ships in the U.S. Fleet; a start on pages for U.S. Army Divisions; and a smaller start on pages for U.S. Marine Corps Divisions.
Orders of Battle (Database covers British Commonwealth, United States, Germany and other major powers)
www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar   (396 words)

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