The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... miles ; their four large provinces of Indo - China amount to 256,878 square miles with a population of 20,000,000 ; and in Asia they also have the administration of the Mandatory Territory of Syria . Across the Atlantic they possess two ...
... miles ; their four large provinces of Indo - China amount to 256,878 square miles with a population of 20,000,000 ; and in Asia they also have the administration of the Mandatory Territory of Syria . Across the Atlantic they possess two ...
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... miles ) , Macao in China ( 3 square miles ) , Timor in the Malay Archi- pelago ( 7,450 square miles ) , Cape Verde Island ( 1,475 square miles ) , Portuguese Guinea ( 14,000 square miles ) , Sao Thomé and Principe Islands ( 442 square ...
... miles ) , Macao in China ( 3 square miles ) , Timor in the Malay Archi- pelago ( 7,450 square miles ) , Cape Verde Island ( 1,475 square miles ) , Portuguese Guinea ( 14,000 square miles ) , Sao Thomé and Principe Islands ( 442 square ...
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... miles in area . Bananas cover the greatest area , with sugar - cane running them closely . Barbados , has an area of 166 square miles , and a population of 155,500 . Bridgetown ( 13,500 ) is the capital . Cotton and sugar are the chief ...
... miles in area . Bananas cover the greatest area , with sugar - cane running them closely . Barbados , has an area of 166 square miles , and a population of 155,500 . Bridgetown ( 13,500 ) is the capital . Cotton and sugar are the chief ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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