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  2. ISO 3166-1 - Wikipedia

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    ISO 3166-1 ( Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes) is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. It is the first part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization .

  3. Morowali Industrial Park - Wikipedia

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    Morowali Industrial Park. Coordinates: 02°49′48″S 122°09′36″E. The port area of the park. The Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) is an industrial park hosting primarily nickel -related industries in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is the largest nickel processing site in Indonesia, which is the world's top ...

  4. Timeline of the introduction of television in countries ...

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    Regularly scheduled electronic broadcasts began in April 1938 in New York (to the second week of June, and resuming in August) and Los Angeles. "Telecasts Here and Abroad," The New York Times, April 24, 1938, Drama-Screen-Radio section, p. 10; " Early Birds ," Time, June 13, 1938; "Telecasts to Be Resumed," The New York Times, Aug. 21, 1938 ...

  5. Azores - Wikipedia

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    azores .gov .pt. The Azores ( / əˈzɔːrz / ə-ZORZ, US also / ˈeɪzɔːrz /, AY-zorz; [4] [5] Portuguese: Açores, Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈsoɾɨʃ] ), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores ( Região Autónoma dos Açores ), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal (along with Madeira ).

  6. Sulfur - Wikipedia

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    Sulfur is an essential component of all living cells. It is the eighth most abundant element in the human body by weight, [98] about equal in abundance to potassium, and slightly greater than sodium and chlorine. [99] A 70 kg (150 lb) human body contains about 140 grams (4.9 oz) of sulfur. [100]

  7. Lobules of liver - Wikipedia

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    In histology (microscopic anatomy ), the lobules of liver, or hepatic lobules, are small divisions of the liver defined at the microscopic scale. The hepatic lobule is a building block of the liver tissue, consisting of a portal triad, hepatocytes arranged in linear cords between a capillary network, and a central vein .

  8. Belarus - Wikipedia

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    The name Belarus is closely related with the term Belaya Rus', i.e., White Rus'. There are several claims to the origin of the name White Rus'. An ethno-religious theory suggests that the name used to describe the part of old Ruthenian lands within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that had been populated mostly by Slavs who had been Christianized early, as opposed to Black Ruthenia, which was ...

  9. Iron - Wikipedia

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    Iron is a chemical element; it has symbol Fe (from Latin ferrum 'iron') and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core.