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Russia’s name for the now-independent former republics, other than Russia, of the USSR.
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Needleleaf
Characteristic of trees like pine, fir, and cedar, found in northern regions of North America.
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Nelson Mandela
One of the African national congress leaders who led a struggle to end apartheid and was elected president in 1994 in the first all-race election in South Africa.
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Neo-Malthusians
Supporters of forecasts that resources will not keep pace with the needs of growing human populations.
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Neocolonialism
The perpetuation of a colonial economic pattern in which developing countries export raw materials to, and buy finished goods from, developed countries.
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Nepal
Location: South Asia Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1769 / 1769 Capital city: Kathmandu Population: 29.9 million / 566 people per sq mile (219 people per sq km) Total land area: 54,363 square miles (140,800 square km) Language(s) spoken: Nepali (official language), Maithili, …
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Netherlands
Location: Northwest Europe Official name: Kingdom of the Netherlands Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1648 / 1839 Capital city: Amsterdam; The Hague (administrative) Population: 16.7 million / 1275 people per sq mile (492 people per sq km) Total land area: 16,033 square miles (41,526 square km) Language(s) spoken: Dutch (official …
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New England
The six northern states in the northeast United States-Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.
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New Zealand
Location: Australasia & Oceania Official name: New Zealand Formation (date of independence / date current borders were established): 1947 / 1947 Capital city: Wellington Population: 4.3 million / 41 people per sq mile (16 people per sq km) Total land area: 103,737 square miles (268,680 square km) Language(s) spoken: English (official language), Maori (official language) …
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Newly industrializing countries
NICs – The more prosperous of the world’s less developed countries.