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(Encyclopedia)Tokyo tōˈkēō [key], city (1990 pop. 8,163,573), capital of Japan and of Tokyo prefecture, E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. The Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area is the world's most popul...Morogoro
(Encyclopedia)Morogoro mōˌrōgōˈrō [key], municipality (2012 pop. 315,866), capital of Morogoro prov., E Tanzania. It is the commercial and transportation center for a region producing sisal, coffee, and lives...Aube
(Encyclopedia)Aube ōb [key], department, NE France, in Champagne. Troyes is the capital. ...Nièvre
(Encyclopedia)Nièvre nyĕˈvrə [key], department (1990 pop. 232,600), central France. Nevers is the capital. ...Isparta
(Encyclopedia)Isparta ĭspärˈtä [key], city, capital of Isparta prov., W central Turkey. It is a manufac...Kateríni
(Encyclopedia)Kateríni kätərēˈnē [key], city (1991 pop. 45,281), capital of Piería prefecture, N Greece, in Macedonia. It is the commercial center for a productive tobacco-growing region. Salt and flour are ...Ardèche
(Encyclopedia)Ardèche ärdĕshˈ [key], department in Vivarais, S France. Privas is the capital. ...Lozère
(Encyclopedia)Lozère lôzĕrˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 72,700), S central France. Mende is the capital. ...Heredia
(Encyclopedia)Heredia, city (1995 est. pop. 29,200), capital of Heredia prov., central Costa Rica. On the central plateau, it is a center of the coffee and cattle industries and, with its colonial architecture, a t...Kangar
(Encyclopedia)Kangar kängˌärˈ [key], town (1991 pop. 48,948), capital of Perlis state, Malaysia, central Malay Peninsula, on the Perlis River. It is a port and the center of a rice-growing region. ...Browse by Subject
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