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US dollar The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD) is the official currency of the United States (U.S.) and several other countries. The U.S. Coinage Act of 1792 established the dollar as the base unit, with each dollar divided into 100 cents (symbol: ¢). U.S. banknotes are issued in the form of Federal Reserve Notes, popularly called greenbacks due to their predominantly green color. The U.S. dollar was or... Tibetans Chinese nameChinese藏族Literal meaningTsang nationalityChinese endonymChinese博巴Tibetans (Tibetan: བོད་པ་, Wylie: bod pa, THL: bö pa) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Tibet. Their current population is estimated to be around 7.7 million. In addition to the majority living in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, significant numbers of Tibetans live in the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Qingh... Cooma Cooma is a town in the south of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 114 kilometres (71 mi) south of the national capital, Canberra, via the Monaro Highway. It is also on the Snowy Mountains Highway, connecting Bega with the Riverina. At the 2021 census, Cooma had a population of 6,715. Cooma is the main town of the Monaro region. It is 800 metres (2,620 ft) above sea level. The name could have derived from a... Khmer Rouge This article contains Khmer text. Without proper , you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Khmer script. Chiyoda, Tokyo Chiyoda (Japanese: 千代田区, Hepburn: Chiyoda-ku; IPA:), officially known as Chiyoda City in English, is a special ward of Tokyo, Japan. Located in the heart of Tokyo's 23 special wards, Chiyoda consists of the Imperial Palace and a surrounding radius of about a kilometer (1000 yards), and is known as the political and financial center of Japan. As of October 2020, the ward had a population of 66,680, and a po... Gauge (firearms) The gauge (in American English; known as bore in Commonwealth English) of a firearm is a unit of measurement used to express the inner diameter (bore diameter) and other necessary parameters to define in general a smoothborebarrel (compare to caliber, which defines a barrel with rifling and its cartridge). The gauge of a shotgun is a list that includes all necessary data to define a functional barrel. For example,... Diesel multiple unit A diesel multiple unit (DMU) is a multiple unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. When additional carriages are coupled on, their controls are connected through and a single driver can control every engine in the train. This also allows the driver to drive from a cab at either end, simplifying reversin... List of monarchs of Iran The monarchs of Iran ruled for over two and a half millennia, beginning as early as the 8th century BC and enduring until the 20th century AD. The earliest Iranian monarch is generally considered to have been either Deioces of the Median dynasty (c. 727–550 BC) or Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty (550–330 BC). The last Iranian monarch was Mohammad Reza Shah of the Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979), who wa... Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 Korean nameHangul한일병합조약(한일합방조약, 한일합방늑약)Hanja韓日倂合條約(韓日合邦條約, 韓日合邦勒約)The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty (Korean: 한일병합조약), was made by representatives of the Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire on 22 August 1910. In this treaty, Japan formally annexed Korea following the Japan–Korea ... Arid Aridity is a condition of geographical regions characterized by low annual precipitation, increased temperatures, and limited water availability. These areas, which make up approximately 43% of total global available land area, tend to fall upon degraded soils, and their health and functioning are key necessities of regulating ecosystems’ atmospheric components. Change over timeThe distribution of aridity at any... Typeface A typeface (or font family) is a design of letters, numbers and other symbols, to be used in printing or for electronic display. Most typefaces include variations in size (e.g., 24 point), weight (e.g., light, bold), slope (e.g., italic), width (e.g., condensed), and so on. Each of these variations of the typeface is a font. There are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed con... Λ HistoryArchaic local variants Diacritics and other symbolsDiacriticsάὰᾶἀἁᾱᾰϊᾳσ̌LigaturesϗϛNumerals (Attic)ϛ (6)ϟ (90)ϡ (900) Related topicsUse as scientific symbolsOrthographyRomanizationCyrillizationLambda (; uppercase Λ, lowercase λ; Greek: λάμ(β)δα, lám(b)da; Ancient Greek: λά(μ)βδα, lá(m)bda), sometimes rendered lamda, labda or lamma, is the eleventh letter of the Greek a... Adlisberg Adlisberg, with an elevation of 701 metres (2,300 ft), is a wooded mountain in Switzerland overlooking Lake Zurich (Zürichsee) to the northwest near the Zürichberg. GeographyAdlisberg mountain is located to the east of the city of Zurich, between the Glatt river valley and Lake Zurich. Its highest point is about 200 metres (656 ft) above the Lake Zurich. The mountain range is part of a chain of hills — among t... Vercingetorix Vercingetorix (Latin:; Gaulish: Uercingetorixs; Ancient Greek: Οὐερκιγγετόριξ; c. 82 – 46 BC) was a Gallic nobleman and chieftain of the Arverni who united the Gauls in a failed revolt against Rome during the Gallic Wars (58–50 BC). Vercingetorix was born c. 82 BC in Gergovia to Celtillus, an Arvenian aristocrat who was murdered around 70–60 BC by members of his own people for attempting to es... Yangon University of Economics The Yangon University of Economics (formerly the Institute of Economics, Yangon; Burmese: ရန်ကုန် စီးပွားရေး တက္ကသိုလ်) is the finest university of economics and business in Myanmar. Founded as the Section of Economics of Yangon University in 1924, the section became an independent university of higher learning in 1964. The University offers undergraduate and gra... Marinula Marinula is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrialpulmonategastropodmolluscs in the familyEllobiidae. This genus is found in New Zealand. SpeciesSpecies within the genus Marinula include: (d'Orbigny, 1835)(C. B. Adams, 1852)Marinula filholiHutton, 1878Vélain, 1877(Swainson, 1855)King, 1832Pilsbry, 1910Marinula striataOdhner, 1924Connolly, 1915Connolly, 1915Species brought into synonymySubgenus Ma... Human Humans (Homo sapiens, meaning 'thinking man' or 'wise man') are the most abundant and widespread species of primates, characterized by bipedalism, minimal body hair, and large, complex brains enabling the development of advanced technology, culture, and language. Humans are highly social beings and tend to live in complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups, from families and kinshi... Strasbourg Gregory of Tours was the first to mention the name change: in the tenth book of his History of the Franks written shortly after 590 he said that Egidius, Bishop of Reims, accused of plotting against King Childebert II of Austrasia in favor of his uncle King Chilperic I of Neustria, was tried by a synod of Austrasian bishops in Metz in November 590, found guilty and removed from the priesthood, then taken "ad Argen... Johanna Goldschmidt Johanna Goldschmidt (born Johanna Schwabe on 11 December 1807 in Bremerlehe, died 10 October 1884 in Hamburg) was a German social activist, writer and philanthropist. She played an important role in supporting Friedrich Fröbel and in spreading the concept of the "kindergarten". LifeFamilyJohanna Schwabe was born on 11 December 1807 in Bremerlehe to Jewish merchant Marcus Hertz Schwabe and Henriette (née Lazarus)... Central America Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually defined as consisting of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, and also, in specialized contexts, including Mexico. With...