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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
In regards to poverty, about 1.9% of the total population lives at $2.15 a day, [259] while about 19% live at $6.85 a day. [260] Brazil's economy suffers from endemic corruption and high income inequality. [261] The Brazilian real is the national currency. Brazil's diversified economy includes agriculture, industry, and a wide range of services ...
By the end of the War, Canada had the world's fourth largest air force, [73] and third largest navy. [74] As well, the Canadian Merchant Navy completed over 25,000 voyages across the Atlantic. [75] Many Allied pilots trained in Canada during the war. Canadians also served in the militaries of various Allied countries.
This is a list of Ig Nobel Prize winners from 1991 to the present day. [1]A parody of the Nobel Prizes, the Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded each year in mid-September, around the time the recipients of the genuine Nobel Prizes are announced, for ten achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think".
Even The Return of the Herd (thought to be the painting for November) and The Gloomy Day (known to be for February) show landscapes free of snow. [29] Winter landscape with iceskaters, c. 1608, Hendrick Avercamp. Burroughs says that snowy subjects return to Dutch Golden Age painting with works by Hendrick Avercamp from 1609 onwards. There is a ...
The timing of the hurricane season was an important factor for maritime trade and naval activities. The understanding that Atlantic hurricanes are most commonplace during a certain period of the year has been long recognized.
The free market did not support the expense of producing 100-octane aviation fuel in large volume, especially during the Great Depression. Iso-octane in the early development stage cost $7.9 per liter ($30/U.S. gal), and, even by 1934, it was still $0.53 per liter ($2/U.S. gal)compared to $0.048 ($0.18) for motor gasoline when the Army decided ...