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  2. Geography of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The term "United States," when used in the geographical sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including the District of Columbia not as a state), Alaska, Hawaii, the five insular territories of Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and minor outlying possessions. [1]

  3. List of political parties in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Party Ballot access [18] Ideology Year founded Political position Membership [b] Presidential vote (2020) [21] Peace and Freedom Party: California Socialism [34]: 1967 Left-wing

  4. Tanks of the United States - Wikipedia

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    In addition, it reverted to the M68A1 105 mm cannon. All active American Army M60s eventually underwent the conversion to the A3 model. The M60A3 main battle tanks of the US Army were deployed in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 during the Gulf Crisis. The M60A3 was phased out of US service in 1997 and was replaced by the M1 Abrams main battle tank.

  5. Religion in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This way, the American Jews' majority continue to identify themselves with Jewish main traditions, such as Conservative, Orthodox and Reform Judaism. [ 132 ] [ 133 ] But, already in the 1980s, 20–30 percent of members of largest Jewish communities, such as of New York City, Chicago, Miami, and others, rejected a denominational label.

  6. Usu (mortar) - Wikipedia

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    The usu is usually about one meter high (including pedestal) and has a diameter of ca. 30 cm. The usu is usually made of wood or stone. The kine is a long wooden mallet with a length exceeding one meter. The usu is usually operated by two people at the same time.

  7. Demographics of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cites three main reasons: a 72% increase in overdoses in the last decade (including a 30% increase in opioid overdoses from July 2016 to September 2017, but did not differentiate between accidental overdose with a legal prescription and overdose with opioids obtained illegally and/or combined with ...

  8. HobbyTown USA - Wikipedia

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    Thom Walla, Merlin Hayes, and Mary Hayes founded HobbyTown Unlimited, Inc. in 1985 and opened the first franchise store in 1986. As of 2023, HobbyTown USA has 106 franchise stores are located in 35 states in the continental United States.

  9. Energy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Per capita energy use by source The percentage of energy use by source. From its founding until the late 19th century, population and energy use in the United States both increased by about 3% per year, [8] [9] resulting in a relatively constant per capita energy use of 100 million BTU.