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What country's name means land of moors?
The country is Mauritania, which means "land of the Moors" in Latin.
What was the occupation of about 90 percent of the Russian population in the early 1800s?
About 90 percent of the Russian population in the early 1800s were peasants who worked as farmers on land owned by the nobility. This system was known as serfdom, where peasants were tied to the land they worked on and subject to the control of landowners.
What fraction of the earth's land does Russia take up?
Russia occupies about 11% of the Earth's land area, making it the largest country by land area.
What is the largest spanish speaking country by land area?
The largest Spanish-speaking country by land area is Argentina, covering approximately 2.8 million square kilometers.
What does fonua mean?
"Fonua" means "land" or "country" in Tongan. It refers to the physical land itself as well as the concept of homeland or nation.
What country was formerly known as Rupert's land?
Canada
What is a settlement established by a country in a foreign land?
a colony
Which Australian state was formerly known as Van Diemen's Land?
Tasmania was formerly known as Van Diemen's Land.Van Diemen's Land was established as a colony in 1803, and became Tasmania in 1856. It was renamed Tasmania in honour of its European discoverer, Abel Tasman.
What country has the large land area in the northern hemisphere?
The Russian Federation, or Russia is the largest country in the north in terms of land area.
What modern country was a formerly known as Persia?
Persia covered a lot more land that is now known as Iran.
Which European country's land claims did not share a short border with the British colonies?
The answer is Russian.
What African country was formerly named bechuanaland?
The African country formerly known as Bechuanaland is Botswana. It gained independence from British colonial rule in 1966 and was renamed Botswana, which means "land of the Tswana." The country has since developed into a stable democracy and is known for its wildlife and conservation efforts.
What was the primary goal or Peter the great and when he was in the Czar of Russia?
To make Russian Empire a European land. He was a Tsar of Russian Empire at early 1700's. He did established St. Petersburg (Petrograd, Leningrad) as the Northern Varposten in Russian Empire.
What was Iraq formerly known as land of palms or rivers?
Land of Rivers.
The Russian astronaut to orbit the moon in 8 minutes?
No Russian (or any other country's astronauts) have ever been to the moon. The only country to successfully send men into lunar orbit, and land on it's surface, was the USA.
What southern country was formerly known as Persia?
The southern country formerly known as Persia is Iran. The name "Persia" was used in the Western world until 1935, when the Iranian government requested that the international community use the name "Iran" to reflect the country's native language and identity. The name "Iran" means "Land of the Aryans" and has been used historically to refer to the region.
What country was formerly known as British Honduras?
The land that was once called British Honduras is now the country of Belize.
