The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1953 |
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Page 224
... important . But with the prices of the more spec- tacular animals doubling in recent years ( giraffes were $ 1,500 to $ 2,000 ; now they are $ 3,500 to $ 4,000 ) , and importations shrinking for a variety of reasons , some of the ...
... important . But with the prices of the more spec- tacular animals doubling in recent years ( giraffes were $ 1,500 to $ 2,000 ; now they are $ 3,500 to $ 4,000 ) , and importations shrinking for a variety of reasons , some of the ...
Page 364
... important segment , accounting for over half of Japan's merchandise sales abroad . Metal and ma- chinery are increasingly important as sources of foreign exchange . The fishing industry has re- gained much of its former importance ...
... important segment , accounting for over half of Japan's merchandise sales abroad . Metal and ma- chinery are increasingly important as sources of foreign exchange . The fishing industry has re- gained much of its former importance ...
Page 380
... important oil fields in the U.S.S.R. Before the second world war it produced more than 25,000,000 tons of oil a year . Its natural wealth includes deposits of pyrites , barites and fossil copal , as well as zinc , silver , gold , copper ...
... important oil fields in the U.S.S.R. Before the second world war it produced more than 25,000,000 tons of oil a year . Its natural wealth includes deposits of pyrites , barites and fossil copal , as well as zinc , silver , gold , copper ...
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