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The Republic of Austria is located in the southern part of Central Europe.

It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital Vienna, the largest city and state.

Note: Vienna is the capital of Austria while Canberra is the capital of Australia.

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Lombard Street is in California that is famous for a steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns. 

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Gulf of Aqaba. The Red Sea is an almost enclosed sea separated from the Indian Ocean by the narrow straits of Bab Hermandeb. The Red Sea is large and separates the Arabian Peninsula from Northeast Africa.

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Ukraine shares borders with Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the south.

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New Zealand is the first country in the world to propose a carbon tax.

for its people to address global warming in the year 2005.

New Zealand is first to levy carbon tax.

when the country becomes the first in the world to introduce a carbon tax to address global warming.

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Former U.S. President George H. W. Bush was appointed by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as the Special Envoy for the South Asian Earthquake Disaster after the devastating 2005 quake in Pakistan

Arrived in Pakistan on January 16, 2006, 

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The significant earthquake that prompted major UNO relief efforts, particularly in 2005 in Pakistan/Kashmi

Magnitude: 7.6.

Date: October 8, 2005.

Occurred at 08:50:39 Pakistan Standard Time 

More than 80,000 people perished as a result of the quake,

Cuba dispatched a large medical contingent, 

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Shah Burj Gate was constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1041 A.H under the supervision of architect Abdul Karim Mamur Khan.

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The equator passes through 13 countries:

1.      Ecuador,

2.      Colombia,

3.      Brazil,

4.      Sao Tome & Principe,

5.      Gabon,

6.      Republic of the Congo,

7.      Democratic Republic of the Congo,

8.      Uganda,

9.      Kenya,

10.  Somalia,

11.  Maldives,

12.               Indonesia

13.               Kiribati.

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B

In Europe and Asia, temperate grasslands are known as steppes. In South, America grasslands are known as pampas. In North America temperate grasslands are known as prairies.