Republic
The concept of the republic has been used to describe at once an attitude toward political life and a constitutional form of political order. In both senses it has always been contrasted with...
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Area: 48,671 sq km (18,792 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 9,021,000Capital:
Santo Domingo
Head of state and government:
President
Leonel
Fernández
The most invigorating event of 2006 for
P...
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Area: 78,866 sq km (30,450 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 10,260,000Capital:
Prague
Chief of state:
President
Vaclav
Klaus
Head of government:
Prime Ministers
Jiri
Paroubek and, from September ...
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Area: 622,436 sq km (240,324 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 4,039,000Capital:
Bangui
Chief of state:
President
François
Bozizé
Head of government:
Prime Minister
Élie
Doté
...
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Area: 99,646 sq km (38,474 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 47,983,000Capital:
Seoul
Head of state and government:
President
Roh
Moo Hyun
, assisted by
Prime Ministers
Lee
Hai Chan, Han
Duck Soo (...
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Area: 342,000 sq km (132,047 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 3,702,000Capital:
Brazzaville
Head of state and government:
President
Denis
Sassou-Nguesso
Attacks in January 2006 by armed gangs in t...
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Merrill Lynch & Co., the biggest U.S. retail brokerage, said Monday it will buy San Francisco-based wealth manager First Republic Bank for $1.8 billion in cash and stock.The transaction allows ...
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Former shareholders of First Republic Bank sued Merrill Lynch & Co. on Friday, alleging the company hid billions of dollars in subprime mortgage-related losses while the two companies' combinat...
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Republic
Dominican Republic
