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Law of Return
An Israeli law permitting all Jews living in Israel to have Israeli citizenship.
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Law of the Sea
A United Nations treaty or convention permitting coastal nations to have greater access to marine resources.
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Least developed countries
(LDCs) The world’s poorer countries.
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Lebanon
Location: Southwest Asia Official name: Republic of Lebanon Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1941 / 1941 Capital city: Beirut Population: 4.3 million / 1089 people per sq mile (420 people per sq km) Total land area: 4015 square miles (10,400 square km) Language(s) spoken: Arabic (official language), French, Armenian, Assyrian …
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Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that affects animals and humans. Infection occurs through contact with water, food, or soil contaminated by animal urine.
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Lesotho
Location: Southern Africa Official name: Kingdom of Lesotho Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1966 / 1966 Capital city: Maseru Population: 2.1 million / 179 people per sq mile (69 people per sq km) Total land area: 11,720 square miles (30,355 square km) Language(s) spoken: English (official language), Sesotho (official language), …
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Liberia
Location: West Africa Official name: Republic of Liberia Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1847 / 1847 Capital city: Monrovia Population: 4.1 million / 110 people per sq mile (43 people per sq km) Total land area: 43,000 square miles (111,370 square km) Language(s) spoken: Kpelle, Vai, Bassa, Kru, Grebo, Kissi, …
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Libya
Location: North Africa Official name: Libyan Republic Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1951 / 1951 Capital city: Tripoli Population: 6.5 million / 10 people per sq mile (4 people per sq km) Total land area: 679,358 square miles (1,759,540 square km) Language(s) spoken: Arabic (official language), Tuareg Main religions: Muslim …
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Liechtenstein
Location: Central Europe Official name: Principality of Liechtenstein Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1719 / 1719 Capital city: Vaduz Population: 35,236 / 568 people per sq mile (220 people per sq km) Total land area: 62 square miles (160 square km) Language(s) spoken: German (official language), Alemannish dialect, Italian Main …
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Life expectancy
The average number of years a person can expect to live.
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Life expectancy at birth
Life expectancy at birth includes the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year if mortality at each age remains consistent in the future.
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Lifeboat ethics
Garrett Hardin’s argument that, for ecological reasons, rich countries should not assist developing countries.
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Literacy rate
Literacy rate: the percentage of people over the age of 15 who can read and write a simple sentence.
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Lithosphere
The solid rock portion of the earth’s surface.
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Lithuania
Location: Northeast Europe Official name: Republic of Lithuania Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1991 / 1991 Capital city: Vilnius Population: 3.3 million / 131 people per sq mile (51 people per sq km) Total land area: 25,174 square miles (65,200 square km) Language(s) spoken: Lithuanian (official language), Russian Main religions: …
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Llanos
A large, grassy, treeless area in South America, used for grazing and farming.
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Location
Identifies the country’s regional location, neighboring countries, and neighboring bodies of water.
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Lock
A waterway section with closed gates where water levels are raised or lowered, through which ships pass.
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Loess
Wind-blown silt and clay sediment that produces very fertile soil.
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Long March
The 1935-1936 flight of approximately 100,000 Communist troops under Mao Zedong from south-central China to the mountains of North China.