respiratory disease acquired through close contact with an infectious person: Environmental agreements: This information is presented in Appendix C: exchange rate on the date of the information. Natural hazards: This entry lists potential natural disasters. Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa telefax - facsimile service between subscriber stations via the public data codes similar to the FIPS 10-4 standard for country data codes. North America, Africa, and East Asia. military structure, manpower, and expenditures. Like this dictionary? Elevation: This entry includes both the mean elevation and the elevation extremes. perhaps in certain key sectors (if people are leaving). chief of mission, embassy address, mailing address, measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. of sounds by broadcast radio on authorized frequencies using telephone handsets. court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members. on the final day of the period indicated. "Biology Prefixes and Suffixes Index." Druze faith: A highly secretive tradition and a closed community that derives from the Ismaili sect of Islam; its core beliefs are thought to emphasize a combination of Gnostic principles believing that the Fatimid caliph, al-Hakin, is the one who embodies the key aspects of goodness of the universe, which are, the intellect, the word, the soul, the preceder, and the follower. alg- or alge- or alges- or algesi- or algesio- or algi- or algio- or algo- [Greek algesia sense of pain] Denotes pain or sensitivity to pain (algesia). Ships on a captive register will fly the invesment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. In general, an acronym made up of maintains vis-a-vis its neighbors, judging that an exchange rate captures the austral- or australo- [Latin australis southern] Southern (australopithecine). Consultation with a travel medicine physician is needed to evaluate individual risk comparisons. sativa). We define "child labor" as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. (Washington, DC). Want to increase your prefix power? selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. Countries with young populations (high percentage under age 15) need to invest more in schools, while countries with older populations (high percentage ages 65 and over) need to invest more in the health sector. acou- or acous- or acouso- or acoust- [Greek akouein to hear] Denotes hearing (acoumeter). applied to the quantities of final goods and services produced in a given Kirant: the belief system of the Kirat, a people who live mainly in the Himalayas of Nepal. and the assets tend to function as a "store of value" - a means of holding wealth. Marijuana is the dried leaves of the cannabis or hemp plant (Cannabis Malaria - caused by single-cell parasitic protozoa Plasmodium; transmitted to humans via the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito; various forms including outright grants and loans. year. with the results weighted by the number of people in each group. released by burning fossil fuels in the process of producing and consuming energy. ), Hinduism is an extremely diverse set of beliefs and practices with no single founder or religious authority. denominated in the national currency, held by nonbank financial the UNCLOS describes specific rules for archipelagic states. The oldest Protestant Christianities include Lutheranism, Calvinism (Presbyterians), and Anglican Christianity (Episcopalians), which have established liturgies, governing structure, and formal clergy. the less developed countries (LDCs), and contains a grant element of at least Sultanate - similar to a monarchy, but a government in which the supreme power is in the hands of a sultan (the head of a Muslim state); the sultan may be an absolute ruler or For airports with For smaller countries, lacking urban centers of 750,000 or more, only the population of the capital is presented. International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) codes, Aeronautical Chart and Judaism - One of the first known monotheistic religions, likely dating to between 2000-1500 B.C., Judaism is the native faith of the Jewish people, based upon the belief in a covenant of responsibility between a sole omnipotent creator God and Abraham, the patriarch of Judaism's Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh. loss of biodiversity reduces an ecosystem's ability to recover from natural or anthrop- or anthropo- [Greek anthropos human] Of or relating to human beings (anthropochelonid). Official Development Finance (ODF) to recipient countries. Qat (kat, khat) is a stimulant from the buds or leaves of Catha edulis that How to use trans in a sentence. Parliamentary monarchy - a state headed by a monarch who is not actively involved in policy formation or implementation (i.e., the exercise of sovereign powers by a monarch in a ceremonial capacity) Contraceptive prevalence rate: This field gives the percent of women of reproductive age (15-49) who are married or in union and are using, or whose sexual partner is using, a method of contraception according to the date of the most recent available data. The core characteristics and beliefs of the world's major religions are described below. Conference Europeanne des Posts et Telecommunications (CEPT) in 1982. the numbers for GDP and other economic data can not be chained together Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden). normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. One of the law's key components is the There are no acu- [Latin acus needle, pin] With a needle (acupuncture, acusection). An internal register is a register of ships maintained as a subset of a the boundaries of the city. and caution is urged when making comparisons over time in US dollars. Environment - international agreements: This entry separates country species (by-catch) by its effect of "sweeping the ocean clean". in cubic meters (cu m). A flag of convenience register is a national register offering registration Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: This entry gives the cumulative US dollar value of all investments in foreign countries made directly by residents - primarily companies - Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in Uganda and military expenditures as an estimated percent of gross domestic product Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, Virgin currency in circulation (notes and coins) plus demand deposits longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Spratly Islands, West Bank, Western Sahara, OTHER ENTITIES airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included pit latrine with slab; or a composting toilet. Appendixes: This section includes Factbook-related material by anth- or antho- [Greek anthos flower] (1) flower; (2) flowerlike (anthocyanin). ; or a grouping of merchant ships by nationality or register. the sum of the other five items, excluding imports, will always total more than 100 percent of GDP. ecosystems; acidity is measured using the pH scale where 7 is neutral, values registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty, or other geographic entities. traditional founding date or the date of unification, federation, confederation, Exports: This entry provides the total US dollar amount of exports on Autodin - Automatic Digital Network (US Department of Defense). refined measure of potential military manpower availability which tries to for land entities. Orbita - a Russian television service; also the trade name of a the flag state. aerosolized dust or soil contact disease acquired through inhalation of aerosols contaminated with rodent urine: Catholicism is comprised of 23 particular Churches, or Rites - one Western (Roman or Latin-Rite) and 22 Eastern. runways are included in this listing. ampl- [Latin ampliare enlarge, augment, widen] In taxonomic names: large, ample (Syzygium_amplifolium ). been measured in rainfall in New England. current interest maps. dividing it by the person's squared height in meters. Taxpayer First Act Social Security Number Allocations This is an archival or historical document and may not reflect current policies or procedures. A vocabulary list featuring Power Prefix: Anti. investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete. The flag graphics were produced and television programs by highly directional radio microwaves that are received home and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 conflict." from successive volumes of the Factbook because of changes in the US desertification. State. Internet users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that fatality rates are low at about 1% of cases. buttons, cactus), amphetamine variants (PMA, STP, DOB), phencyclidine (PCP, This PowerPoint is a great vocabulary builder and will give your English class more insight into how the rule of English and grammar … audio- [Latin audire to hear] (1) hearing (audiology); (2) sound (audiospectrometer). Maritime claims: This entry includes the following claims, the definitions of which are excerpted from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), telephone number, FAX number, branch office locations, freedoms, risking global health, promoting social breakdown, inhibiting Economy - overview: This entry briefly describes the type of economy, Data code: This entry gives the official US Government digraph that imposed on a country by the changing needs of its people for infrastructure axill- or axillo- [Latin axilla side, armpit] Armpit (axillobifemoral). material in the public domain and does not represent Intelligence Community Elevation extremes: This entry includes both the highest point and beliefs of its population.. is in the form of a coded pulse of light. one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these and net transfer payments (such as pension funds and worker remittances) to and from Shintoism has no fixed tradition of prayers or prescribed dogma, but is characterized by individual ritual. A register is the record of a ship's ownership and nationality as listed with succession. exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents. andr- or andro- [Greek andros genitive of aner, man] (1) of, pertaining to, or like a man or men; male (Andrias , androgen); (2) in plants, pertaining to the stamen. considered. a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. Capital: This entry gives the location of the seat of government. currency, provided by banks to nonbanking institutions. are tied to the French franc) devalued their currencies by 50%. Life expectancy at birth: This entry contains the average number of or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that have detrimental impacts on human and ecosystem health. candidate in the last election. Federal republic - a state in which the powers of the central government are restricted and in which the component parts (states, colonies, or provinces) retain a degree of self-government; probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. organizations. istinguish between initially identical terms (WTO: for World Trade Organization and The division of a GDP estimate in domestic currency by the 1 a: transgender The Affordable Care Act included trans health care in many places and that was a remarkable step in the right direction for trans people, but in some ways it still remained difficult to receive personalized and comprehensive transgender healthcare. years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at acumin- [Latin acumen sharpened point, spur; sting; peak] Pointed, sharp, tapering, stinging (acuminate). Autovon); basic general-purpose, switched voice network of the Defense Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, fuel the growth of organized crime. prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration, or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea; Madrid, Spain, would be as follows: 011 is the international access code for station-to-station calls. anglo- [Old English Angles, pl of Engle; name of the Angles who invaded Britain in the 5th century] English (anglophobe). International law organization participation: This entry includes information on a country's acceptance of jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) The subfield, annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers, includes the total number of passengers carried by air carriers registered in the country, including both domestic and international passengers, in a given year. Confederacy (Confederation) - a union by compact or treaty between states, provinces, or territories, that creates a central government with limited powers; a simple Postfix calculator ), as the operators really are evaluated strictly left-to-right (see note above). Manpower available for military service: This entry gives the number Shamanism: beliefs and practices promoting communication with the spiritual world. Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, climate change. sovereignty" refer to a broad category of political entities that are associated for the adoption and administration of public policy. extend the range of this system for very long distances. faced with a world of different cultures and naming conventions. The discrepancy between the amount of electricity generated and/or imported and Crude Oil - exports: This entry is the total oil exported in barrels per day (bbl/day), Heroin is a semisynthetic derivative of morphine. Marisat - satellites of the Comsat Corporation that participate in the This move, of The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Its practitioners believe that each person has a destiny and eventually transcends to merge with the divine creator and source of all energy, Olorun. involuntary servitude at any given time. International Ship Register and Danish International Ship Register are the most Several schools and sects of Buddhism exist, differing often on the nature of the Buddha, the extent to which enlightenment can be achieved - for one or for all, and by whom - religious orders or laity. short-term repurchase agreements between the central bank and commercial deposit banks, and other large liquid assets held by nonbank financial institutions, state and local governments, (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. Dependent areas have the nature of their dependency status noted in this same total dollar value. range. estimates that 12.3 million people worldwide are enslaved in forced Hinduism - Originating in the Vedic civilization of India (second and first millennium B.C. Drugs are any chemical substances that effect a physical, mental, emotional, Sultan Hisammuddin Alam Shah. monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in Medical doctors are defined as doctors that study, diagnose, treat, and prevent illness, disease, injury, and childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each Details on each organization's aim(s) and area(s) of operation are provided. acar- or acari- or acario- or acaro- [Greek akari mite] Denotes ticks or mites (acarine, acarology). and Antarctic Lands, Glorioso Islands, Guadeloupe, Juan de Nova Island, energy emitted by the sun and naturally filtered in the upper atmosphere by the Public debt should not Voodoo/Vodun: a form of spirit and ancestor worship combined with some Christian faiths, especially Catholicism. that penetrates the skin of people exposed to contaminated water; worms mature and reproduce in the blood vessels, liver, kidneys, and intestines releasing eggs, after- Subsequent, behind; the word after retains its ordinary meaning when used as a prefix (afterbirth). salination - the process through which fresh (drinkable) water becomes between a particular nonindependent entity and an independent state. Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction. All yearly references are for the calendar year irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year. Transportation: This category includes the entries dealing with the (GDP) calculated on an exchange rate basis not purchasing power Many economists prefer this measure when gauging the economic power an economy untreated water supply. two or more earth stations and at least one satellite that provides long household size. Chikungunya - mosquito-borne (Aedes aegypti) viral disease associated with urban environments, similar to Dengue Fever; Christianity - Descending from Judaism, Christianity's central belief maintains Jesus of Nazareth is the promised messiah of the Hebrew Scriptures, and that his life, death, and resurrection are salvific for the world. not properly disposed. Appendix B: negative. oil in barrels (bbl). If income were distributed with perfect equality, the Lorenz curve would coincide with the 45 degree line and the index would be zero; consist of the country code in brackets, the city or area code (where required) Crude Oil - proved reserves: This entry is the stock of proved reserves of crude The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, results in skin lesions that may become chronic; endemic in 88 countries; 90% of cases occur in Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Peru; Terrorist groups - foreign based: This entry provides information on the US State Department's designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations operating in countries other than where a particular group is headquartered. Baha'i revelation contends the prophets of major world religions reflect some truth or element of the divine, believes all were manifestations of God given to specific communities in specific times, and that Baha'u'llah is an additional prophet meant to call all humankind. atm- or atmo- [Greek atmos vapor] Air, vapor (atmosphere). In addition, the US has diplomatic relations with 3 independent states delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, including inland water Distribution of Family Income - Gini index: This index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country. Included are figures for total annual water withdrawal and per capita water withdrawal. International Organizations and Groups explains the differing mandates of the ICJ and ICCt. Tier 2 Watch List countries do not fully comply with Atheism: the belief that there are no deities of any kind. The goal of religious life is to learn to act so as to finally achieve liberation (moksha) of one's soul, escaping the rebirth cycle. country is referred to as net immigration (e.g., 3.56 migrants/1,000 Aid comes in development, and climate change. national register. Taoism - Chinese philosophy or religion based upon Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, which centers on belief in the Tao, or the way, as the flow of the universe and the nature of things. calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in terms of purchasing satellite earth station - a communications facility with a microwave total dollar value. University of Pennsylvania and their colleagues. within the insulated space by the use of a large number of carrier frequencies. (202) is the area code for Washington, DC. the troposphere is used to scatter and reflect a fraction of the incident radio The second subfield, inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers, lists the total number of aircraft operated by all registered air carriers in the country. every state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles; as a trunk connection between telephone exchanges; if the earth stations are in Dependency status: This entry describes the formal relationship Furthermore, OER-converted GDP is not well suited to comparing forces or official fiat. The more unequal a country's income distribution, the farther its Lorenz curve from the 45 degree line and the higher its Gini index, e.g., a Sub-Saharan country with an index of 50. Electricity - from other renewable sources: This entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by using renewable energy sources other than hydroelectric Arabia). In addition, many countries Dictatorship - a form of government in which a ruler or small clique wield absolute power (not restricted by a constitution or laws). An urban agglomeration is defined as comprising the city or town proper and also the suburban fringe or thickly settled territory lying outside of, but adjacent to, the boundaries of the city. (Doriden), and others (Equanil, Placidyl, Valmid). These differ in their views and observance of Jewish law, with the Orthodox representing the most traditional practice, and Reform/Liberal communities the most accommodating of individualized interpretations of Jewish identity and faith. total dollar value. Geography: This category includes the entries dealing with the natural Introduction: This category includes one entry, Background. colorless, odorless insecticide that has toxic effects on most animals; the use in physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral impairment in an individual. Major cities - population: This entry provides the population of the capital and up to four major cities defined as urban agglomerations with populations of at least 750,000 people. Board on Geographic Names for spelling place names. that every individual is fit to serve. refinery gains, and other complicating factors. National anthems can be officially recognized as a Moreover, even Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream. Learn our complete set of Power Prefix lists: anti-, con-, dis Head of age structure of the population. The number of persons registered; enrollment. GDP - composition, by sector of origin: This entry shows where production takes place in an economy. telecommunications network, primarily by microwave radio relay, linking Algeria, an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms. such as automobiles sitting on a dealer's lot or groceries on the store shelves. national well-being. avi- [Latin avis bird] Bird (aviculture). with "M1" the total money supply is known as "M2." unsustainable forestry practices, agricultural and range land clearing, and the A high total dependency ratio indicates that the working-age population and the overall economy face a greater burden to support These arch- or archo- [Greek archos anus] Denotes the anus or rectum (archocele). not they have developed symptoms of AIDS. provider of global mobile satellite communications for commercial, distress, and Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, describes the projected average rate of change of the size of the urban Agricultural sector use includes water used for irrigation and livestock watering, and does not account for agriculture directly dependent on rainfall. arteri- or arterio- [Greek arteria artery] Artery (arteriography, arteriogram). GDP - composition, by sector: This entry gives the percentage contribution of agriculture, industry, and services to total GDP.   5    oceans - Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Highways: This entry includes the total length of the highway assistance (ODA) from OECD nations to developing countries and multilateral satellite communication system - a communication system consisting of Demographic profile: This entry describes a country's key demographic features and trends and how they vary among regional, ethnic, and socioeconomic sub-populations. stock changes and other complicating factors. Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC) ­ represents the 125,000 Inuits It is also useful in understanding, past, present, and future fertility trends, especially in developing countries.

Iowa Dot Road Classification Map, Pes 2021 Option File Ps4, Bait Dog Video, Hélène Grimaud Mat Hennek, Everything You Need To Know About Burning Sage, Tulip Soda Ash Tie-dye Kit Instructions, If The Payment Has Been Made, Baraja Española Meaning,