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Morocco, [d] officially the Kingdom of Morocco, [e] is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south.
Petroliam Nasional Berhad, commonly known as PETRONAS (stylized in all caps), is a Malaysian multinational oil and gas company headquartered in Kuala Lumpur.Established in 1974, it is a legal entity incorporated under the Malaysian Companies Act 1965 and reports to the company's Board of Directors.
Lebanon (/ ˈ l ɛ b ə n ɒ n,-n ə n / ⓘ LEB-ə-non, -nən; Arabic: لُبْنَان, romanized: Lubnān, local pronunciation: [lɪbˈneːn]), officially the Republic of Lebanon, [c] is a country in the Levant region of West Asia, bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the country's coas
Having voted in a referendum against joining the Federated States of Micronesia in 1978, [12] [13] the islands gained full sovereignty in 1994 under a Compact of Free Association with the United States. Politically, Palau is a presidential republic in free association with the United States, which provides defense, funding, and access to social ...
Foreign Assistance Act of 1948; Long title: An act to promote world peace and the general welfare, national interest, and foreign policy of the United States through economic, financial, and other measures necessary to the maintenance of conditions abroad in which free institutions may survive and consistent with the maintenance of the strength and stability of the United States.
Fifth most active season on record (tied with 1887, 1995, 2011 and 2012). Tied for third most hurricanes in a season with twelve. 2011: 20 19 7 4 126.30 112 $17.4bn 4 Ophelia 3 Irene: Fifth most active season on record (tied with 1887, 1995, 2010 and 2012). 2012: 19 19 10 2 132.63 355 $72.3bn 3 Sandy 3 Sandy
RMS Lusitania (named after the Roman province corresponding to modern Portugal and portions of western Spain) was a British ocean liner launched by the Cunard Line in 1906. She was the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of the Mauretania three months later and was awarded the Blue Riband appellation for the fastest Atlantic crossing in 1908.