The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1959 |
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Page 201
... capital for ten years . The Virginia members of the House wanted a capital on the eastern bank of the Potomac ; they were defeated by the Northerners , while the Southern- ers defeated the Northern attempt to have the nation assume the ...
... capital for ten years . The Virginia members of the House wanted a capital on the eastern bank of the Potomac ; they were defeated by the Northerners , while the Southern- ers defeated the Northern attempt to have the nation assume the ...
Page 355
... capital is Yaounde . Its population ( estimated 1957 ) is 3,187,000 , including several thousand Europeans . Hydroelectric power development is fostering the aluminum industry . Its chief products are palm oil , groundnuts , timber ...
... capital is Yaounde . Its population ( estimated 1957 ) is 3,187,000 , including several thousand Europeans . Hydroelectric power development is fostering the aluminum industry . Its chief products are palm oil , groundnuts , timber ...
Page 387
... capital is Moscow . The Supreme Soviet voted July 16 , 1956 , to incorporate Karelo - Finnish Republic as an auton- emous republic within the R.S.F.S.R. , reducing the federation by one to 15. It comprises territory ceded by Finland ...
... capital is Moscow . The Supreme Soviet voted July 16 , 1956 , to incorporate Karelo - Finnish Republic as an auton- emous republic within the R.S.F.S.R. , reducing the federation by one to 15. It comprises territory ceded by Finland ...
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