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Knowsley
Knowsley (pop. 150,468) is a local government metropolitan area in northwestern England. The towns of Kirkby and Huyton lie within the area. Knowsley has a variety of industries, including electronics, food processing, and the manufacture of furniture and automobiles. Kirkby has a large industrial park. Knowsley has fine recreational facilities. Kirkby and Huyton have extensive sports and leisure centers, and Prescot has a safari park.
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Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire (pop. 226,871) is a local government area in Scotland. It is a unitary authority...
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Angus
Angus (pop. 108,400) is a local government area in Scotland. It was established in 1996 as a...
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Antrim
Antrim (pop. 48,366) is a local government area and town in Northern Ireland, bordering Lough...
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Antrim, County
Antrim, County, was one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. It occupied the northeast corner...
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Arcadia
Arcadia, ahr KAY dee uh, one of the departments of present-day Greece, was an important region in...
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Ards
Ards (pop. 73,244) is a local government district centered on the Ards Peninsula in Northern...
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Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute (pop. 91,306) is a local government area in western Scotland. The area has many...
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Armagh
Armagh (pop. 54,263) is a local government district of Northern Ireland. It is centered on the...
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Armagh, County
Armagh, County, was the smallest of the six counties of Northern Ireland. It extended from the...
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Azores
Azores, AY zohrz or uh ZOHRZ, are a group of nine islands that belong to Portugal. They are...
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Bailiwick
Bailiwick is a region under the jurisdiction of a bailiff or a sheriff. Originally, a bailiff was...
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Ballymoney
Ballymoney (pop. 26,894) is a local government district in Northern Ireland, centered on the town...
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Banbridge
Banbridge (pop. 41,392) is a local government district in Northern Ireland. The market town of...
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Bavaria
Bavaria, buh VAYR ee uh, is a state in southeastern Germany. It covers 27,240 square miles...
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Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (pop. 381,571), in the southeast midlands of England, is one of the smallest...
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