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its varied topography, and perhaps even its emergence above the waves, to the dynamic boundary it straddles between the Pacific and Indo-Australian Plates . ] New Zealand is part of Zealandia , a microcontinent nearly half the size of Australia that gradually submerged after breaking away from the Gondwanan supercontin... |
and fauna of New Zealand were originally thought to have originated from New Zealand's fragmentation off from Gondwana, however more recent evidence postulates species resulted from dispersal. ] About 82% of New Zealand's indigenous vascular plants are endemic , covering 1,944 species across 65 genera . ] ] The number ... |
have pioneered several methods to help threatened wildlife recover, including island sanctuaries, pest control, wildlife translocation, fostering, and ecological restoration of islands and other protected areas . ] ] ] ] New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy , ] although its constituti... |
The Accident Compensation Corporation ( ACC ) ( Māori : Te Kaporeihana Āwhina Hunga Whara ) is the New Zealand Crown entity responsible for administering the country's no-fault accidental injury compensation scheme, commonly referred to as the ACC scheme. The scheme provides financial compensation and support to citize... |
in 2011 to 2012 were for treatment costs only. Other entitlements include weekly compensation for lost earnings (paid at a rate of 80% of a person's pre-injury earnings) and the cost of home or vehicle modifications for the seriously injured. The scheme offers entitlements subject to various eligibility criteria. ACC w... |
] ACC chairman John Judge told the Sunday Star-Times that it was going to take a "hard-nosed" approach to get ACC into a sustainable position. This would require "substantial" levy increases and "legislative change to get people off the scheme and back to work quicker". ] By 2012, ACC had made good progress towards its... |
global reputation. ] In 2016 ACC admitted it had indirectly invested in six companies on its own exclusion list, including weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin and British Tobacco. ] ACC's ethical investment policy was drawn into question again in 2019, when Green Party MP Chlöe Swarbrick publicly criticised the Crown ... |
that 64 people have been convicted of defrauding ACC of a total of more than $10 million over the past four years. This includes clients claiming they were "injured" but who kept working while receiving ACC benefits and medical practitioners who billed ACC for more treatment than they actually provided. Another categor... |
defamation over comments they made on Radio New Zealand broadcasts linking her to the leak of an email from Michelle Boag following the release of the files. ] The case was settled after a High Court hearing in November 2012. ] An independent review of ACC was conducted toward the end of 2012; it found the organisation... |
in Europe (green and dark grey) Norway ( Bokmål : Norge , Nynorsk : Noreg ), officially the Kingdom of Norway , ] is a Nordic country in Northern Europe , situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula with a population of 5.5 million as of 2024. ] The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form... |
and natural gas outside of the Middle East. ] ] The country has the fourth- and eighth-highest per-capita income in the world on the World Bank 's and IMF 's list, respectively. ] It has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund , with a value of US$1.3 trillion. ] ] Norway has two official names: Norge in Bokmål and N... |
that there were nine petty realms in Western Norway during the early Viking Age . ] Archaeologist Bergljot Solberg on this basis estimates that there would have been at least 20 in the whole country. ] In the Viking period, Norwegian Viking explorers discovered Iceland by accident in the ninth century when heading for ... |
1000 to 1300, the population increased from 150,000 to 400,000, resulting both in more land being cleared and the subdivision of farms. While in the Viking Age farmers owned their own land, by 1300, seventy per cent of the land was owned by the king, the church, or the aristocracy, and about twenty per cent of yields w... |
to the throne by their respective nobles. Thus Sweden and Norway were united under King Magnus VII. ] In 1349, the Black Death killed between 50% and 60% of Norway's population ] and led to a period of social and economic decline. ] Although the death rate was comparable with the rest of Europe, economic recovery took ... |
, and Herjedalen to Sweden, as the result of a number of disastrous wars with Sweden. In the north, its territory was increased by the acquisition of the northern provinces of Troms and Finnmark , at the expense of Sweden and Russia. The famine of 1695–1696 killed roughly 10% of Norway's population. ] The harvest faile... |
He protected the constitution and liberties of Norway and Sweden during the age of Metternich . neutrality is disputed ] As such, he was regarded as a liberal monarch. However, he was ruthless in his use of paid informers, secret police and restrictions on the freedom of the press to put down public movements for refor... |
a result of German submarines targeting Norwegian merchantmen led to a termination of trade with Germany. 436 Norwegian merchantmen were sunk by the Kaiserliche Marine , with 1,150 Norwegian sailors killed. ] disputed – discuss ] Norway once more proclaimed its neutrality during the Second World War , but was invaded b... |
but Germany secretly established a meteorological station there in 1944. ] From 1945 to 1962, the Labour Party held an absolute majority in the parliament. The government, led by prime minister Einar Gerhardsen , embarked on a programme inspired by Keynesian economics , emphasising state financed industrialisation and ... |
how much it should save. In 2011, Norway suffered two terrorist attacks by Anders Behring Breivik which struck the government quarter in Oslo and a summer camp of the Labour party's youth movement at Utøya island, resulting in 77 deaths and 319 wounded. ] Jens Stoltenberg led Norway as prime minister for eight years fr... |
Civil Auto Liability ( Romanian : Răspundere Civilă Auto ) is a Romanian motor-vehicle liability insurance policy that covers damages caused to third parties. ] This insurance is legally mandatory for any motor vehicle owner in Romania. ] The insurance policy Romanian : Răspundere Civilă Auto it is also known as RCA. ]... |
South Africa , officially the Republic of South Africa ( RSA ), is the southernmost country in Africa . Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean ; ] ] ] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia , Bots... |
80% of the population are Black South Africans . ] The remaining population consists of Africa's largest communities of multiracial, European, and Asian ancestry ( Coloured , White , Indian , and Chinese South Africans , respectively). South Africa is a multi-ethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures , lan... |
political parties prefer the term " Azania ". ] South Africa contains some of the oldest archaeological and human-fossil sites in the world. ] ] ] Archaeologists have recovered extensive fossil remains from a series of caves in Gauteng Province. The area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site , has been branded "the Cradle of H... |
coast, he sailed out of sight of land and passed the southernmost point of Africa without seeing it. He reached as far up the eastern coast of Africa as, what he called, Rio do Infante , probably the present-day Groot River , in May 1488. On his return he saw the cape, which he named Cabo das Tormentas ('Cape of Storms... |
launched bloody but inconclusive offensives, and sporadic violence, often accompanied by livestock theft, remained common for several decades. ] Great Britain occupied Cape Town between 1795 and 1803 to prevent it from falling under the control of the French First Republic , which had invaded the Low Countries . ] Afte... |
Boers and 10,000 Swazis. The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between the British and the Zulu Kingdom . Following Lord Carnarvon 's successful introduction of federation in Canada , it was thought that similar political effort, coupled with military campaigns, might succeed with the African kingdoms, tribal areas and... |
the South African Party and National Party merged to form the United Party , seeking reconciliation between Afrikaners and English-speaking whites. In 1939, the party split over the entry of the union into World War II, as an ally of the United Kingdom, a move which National Party followers opposed. ] In 1948, the Nati... |
of Faith , signed by Mangosuthu Buthelezi and Harry Schwarz in 1974, enshrined the principles of peaceful transition of power and equality for all, the first of such agreements by black and white political leaders in South Africa. Ultimately, F.W. de Klerk opened bilateral discussions with Nelson Mandela in 1993 for a ... |
communities. ] While xenophobia in South Africa is still a problem, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 2011 reported that recent violence had not been as widespread as initially feared. ] Nevertheless, as South Africa continues to grapple with racial issues, one of the proposed solutions has been to p... |
R15 billion. The total loss to the state is difficult to quantify, but would far exceed that R15 billion." ] South Africa has maintained a position of neutrality in regards to the Russia invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the ongoing war . On 29 December 2023, South Africa formally submitted its case to the International ... |
The Road Accident Fund ( RAF ) is a South African state insurer that provides liability and collision insurance coverage to all drivers in South Africa. ] ] ] RAF does not cover property damage (such as damage to vehicles, buildings, and the contents of a vehicle). The RAF issues settlements by assigning the claimant a... |
achieve the RAF's strategic goals, and maintaining good corporate governance. The RAF can obtain its funding from several sources as outlined as fuel levy income, government grants paid by National Treasury when there is a pressing need such as an acute cash shortage, and borrowings which are an allowed source of fundi... |
in the Arabian Peninsula The United Arab Emirates ] ( UAE ), or simply the Emirates , ] is a country in West Asia , in the Middle East , at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula . It is a federal , elective monarchy composed of seven emirates , with Abu Dhabi as its capital. ] It shares land borders with Oman to the... |
the Umm Al Nar culture from 2,600 to 2,000 BCE, and the Wadi Suq culture from 2,000 to 1,300 BCE. From 1,200 BCE to the advent of Islam in Eastern Arabia, through three distinctive Iron Ages and the Mleiha period, the area was variously occupied by the Achaemenids and other forces, and saw the construction of fortified... |
Sharqiyin of the east coast; and the Qawasim to the north. ] With the expansion of European colonial empires , Portuguese, English and Dutch forces appeared in the Persian Gulf region. By the 18th century, the Bani Yas confederation was the dominant force in most of the area now known as Abu Dhabi, ] ] ] while the Nort... |
the industry, but it was the economic depression of the late 1920s and early 1930s, coupled with the invention of the cultured pearl , that wiped out the trade. The remnants of the trade eventually faded away shortly after the Second World War , when the newly independent Government of India imposed heavy taxation on i... |
operating companies, Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd (ADMA) and Dubai Marine Areas Ltd (DUMA). A number of undersea oil surveys were carried out, including one led by the famous marine explorer Jacques Cousteau . ] ] In 1958, a floating platform rig was towed from Hamburg , Germany , and positioned over the Umm Shaif pearl ... |
of Arab emirates, but by mid-1971 they were still unable to agree on terms of union even though the British treaty relationship was to expire in December of that year. ] Fears of vulnerability were realised the day before independence. An Iranian destroyer group broke formation from an exercise in the lower Gulf, saili... |
elections were held on 16 December 2006. A number of voters chose half of the members of the Federal National Council . The UAE has largely escaped the Arab Spring , which other countries have experienced; however, 60 Emirati activists from Al Islah were apprehended for an alleged coup attempt and the attempt of the es... |
] The smallest emirate, Ajman , encompasses only 259 km 2 (100 sq mi). ] The UAE coast stretches for nearly 650 km (404 mi) along the southern shore of the Persian Gulf , briefly interrupted by an isolated outcrop of the Sultanate of Oman. Six of the emirates are situated along the Persian Gulf, and the seventh, Fujair... |
Island initiated by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the 1970s, resulting in the survival of, for example, Arabian Oryx , Arabian camel and leopards . Coastal fish and mammals consist mainly of mackerel , perch , and tuna , as well as sharks and whales. The climate of the UAE is subtropical-arid with hot summers an... |
federal government in its electronic form. ] The UAE's Council of Ministers ( Arabic : مجلس الوزراء ) is the chief executive branch of the government presided over by the prime minister. The prime minister, who is appointed by the Federal Supreme Council , appoints the ministers. The Council of Ministers is made up of ... |
Dubai ] is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai , the most populated of the country's seven emirates . ] ] ] The city has a population of around 3.6 million (as of 2022), ] more than 90% of which are expatriates . ] Dubai was founded in the 19th century as a fishing... |
worshiped Bajir (or Bajar ). ] After the spread of Islam in the region, the Umayyad Caliph of the eastern Islamic world conquered south-east Arabia and drove out the Sassanians . Excavations by the Dubai Museum in the region of Al-Jumayra ( Jumeirah ) found several artefacts from the Umayyad period. ] An early mention ... |
An indicator of the growing importance of the port of Dubai can be gained from the movements of the steamer of the Bombay and Persia Steam Navigation Company, which from 1899 to 1901 paid five visits annually to Dubai. In 1902 the company's vessels made 21 visits to Dubai and from 1904 on, ] the steamers called fortnig... |
a cessation of hostilities. ] Despite a lack of oil, Dubai's ruler from 1958, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum , used revenue from trading activities to build infrastructure. Private companies were established to build and operate infrastructure, including electricity, telephone services and both the ports and airpor... |
crossing Dubai Creek . This crossing was finished in May 1963 and was paid for by a toll levied on the crossing from the Dubai side of the creek to the Deira side. ] BOAC was originally reluctant to start regular flights between Bombay and Dubai, fearing a lack of demand for seats. However, by the time the asphalt runw... |
some 60 miles out to sea. ] Dubai had already embarked on a period of infrastructural development and expansion. Oil revenue flowing from 1969 onwards supported a period of growth with Sheikh Rashid embarking on a policy of building infrastructure and a diversified trading economy before the emirate's limited reserves ... |
. The seventh emirate, Ras Al Khaimah, joined the UAE on 10 February 1972, following Iran 's annexation of the RAK-claimed Tunbs islands. ] In 1973, Dubai joined the other emirates to adopt a uniform currency: the UAE dirham . ] In that same year, the prior monetary union with Qatar was dissolved and the UAE dirham was... |
much of the southern region of the country. ] The sand consists mostly of crushed shell and coral and is fine, clean and white. East of the city, the salt-crusted coastal plains, known as sabkha , give way to a north–south running line of dunes. Farther east, the dunes grow larger and are tinged red with iron oxide . ]... |
for the very high humidity level, which can make it very uncomfortable for many with exceptionally high dew points, which can exceed 30 °C (86 °F) in summer. Heat index values can reach over 60 °C (140 °F) at the height of summer. ] The highest recorded temperature in Dubai is 49.0 °C (120.2 °F). Very dry, Dubai's aver... |
Appeal, and the Court of Cassation. The Court of First Instance consists of the Civil Court, which hears all civil claims; the Criminal Court, which hears claims originating from police complaints; and Sharia Court, which is responsible for matters between Muslims. Non-Muslims do not appear before the Sharia Court. The... |
borne from corruption and crime...Meanwhile, both Emirati leaders and the international community continue to turn a blind eye to the problematic behaviours, administrative loopholes, and weak enforcement practices that make Dubai |
Charles III William, Prince of Wales Charles III ( King-in-Council ) Starmer ministry ( L ) Keir Starmer ( L ) Angela Rayner ( L ) ( King-in-Parliament ) Charles III The Lord Reed The Lord Hodge Andrew Bailey Monetary Policy Committee The government of the United Kingdom (formally His Majesty's Government , abbreviated... |
beginning with Magna Carta in 1215. Since the start of Edward VII 's reign in 1901, by convention, the prime minister has been an elected member of Parliament (MP) and thus answerable to the House of Commons, although there were two weeks in 1963 when Alec Douglas-Home was first a member of the House of Lords and then ... |
In practice, however, the convention is that ministers must be members of either the House of Commons or the House of Lords to be accountable to Parliament. From time to time, prime ministers appoint non-parliamentarians as ministers. In recent years such ministers have been appointed to the House of Lords. ] The gover... |
authorities , and the charity commissions) are legally more or less independent of the government, and government powers are legally limited to those retained by the Crown under common law or granted and limited by act of Parliament. Both substantive and procedural limitations are enforceable in the courts by judicial ... |
to reduce the number of votes they receive (as with libel, opinions do not count). While the government is the current group of ministers (the British Government frontbench ), the government is also sometimes seen more broadly as including people or organisations that work for the ministers. The civil service , while '... |
The Road Traffic Act 1988 (c. 52) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , concerning licensing of vehicles, insurance and road regulation. Part I contains a number of traffic offences including causing death by dangerous driving , driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (including police powers to a... |
UK driving licences may be endorsed by order of the courts if the driver has been convicted of an offence concerned with driving or operating a vehicle . ] An endorsement may also be accompanied by a number of points which can remain on the licence for up to 11 years. ] If the total number of points on a licence equals... |
In the United States , a state is a constituent political entity , of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union , each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sovereignty with the federal government . Due to this shared sovereignty , Ameri... |
to the federal government and the rights of individuals. The Constitution grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union. Since the establishment of the United States in 1776 by the Thirteen Colonies , the number of states has expanded from the original 13 to 50. Each new state has been admitted on... |
greatly with regard to form and substance. No two state governments are identical. The government of each state is structured in accordance with its individual constitution, all of which are written constitutions. Many of these documents are more detailed and more elaborated than their federal counterpart. For example,... |
executive branch officials, including governors, who have committed serious abuses of their power from office. The process of doing so includes impeachment (the bringing of specific charges), and a trial , in which legislators act as a jury. ] The primary responsibilities of state legislatures are to enact state laws a... |
Court ; appeals go up first to the Supreme Court's Appellate Division , and from there to its highest court, the New York Court of Appeals . State court systems exercise broad, plenary, and general jurisdiction, in contrast to the federal courts, which are courts of limited jurisdiction. The overwhelming majority of cr... |
new states on the basis of equality. ] With the consent of Congress, states may enter into interstate compacts , agreements between two or more states. Compacts are frequently used to manage a shared resource, such as transportation infrastructure or water rights. ] Under Article IV of the Constitution , which outlines... |
to the states, being listed among other such powers in Article I, Section 10 . Among the Article I enumerated powers of Congress is the power to regulate commerce. Since the early 20th century, the Supreme Court's interpretation of this " Commerce Clause " has, over time, greatly expanded the scope of federal power , a... |
two senators, and each is guaranteed at least one representative in the House. Both senators and representatives are chosen in direct popular elections in the various states. (Prior to 1913, senators were elected by state legislatures.) There are presently 100 senators, who are elected at-large to staggered terms of si... |
each State has sovereignty over its territory and domestic affairs, to the exclusion of all external powers, on the principle of non-interference in another State's domestic affairs, and that each State (no matter how large or small) is equal in international law. ] Additionally, the 50 U.S. states do not possess inter... |
states were never an organized territory of the federal government, or part of one, before being admitted to the Union. Three were set off from an already existing state, two entered the Union after having been sovereign states , and one was established from unorganized territory : Congress is under no obligation to ad... |
This is an accepted version of this page Arizona ( ⓘ ARR -iz- OH -nə ; Navajo : Hoozdo Hahoodzo ] ; ] O'odham : Alĭ ṣonak ] ) ] is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States , sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado , New Mexico , and Utah . Its other neighboring states a... |
, and Northern Arizona University . The state is known for a history of conservative politicians such as Barry Goldwater and John McCain , though it has become a swing state since the 1990s. The state's name appears to originate from an earlier Spanish name, Arizonac , derived from the O'odham name alĭ ṣonak , meaning ... |
During the Mexican–American War (1847–1848), the U.S. Army occupied the national capital of Mexico City and pursued its claim to much of northern Mexico, including what later became Arizona Territory in 1863 and later the State of Arizona in 1912. ] The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848) specified that, in addition to ... |
Lake City in Utah , sent Mormons to Arizona in the mid- to late 19th century. They founded Mesa , Snowflake , Heber , Safford , and other towns. They also settled in the Phoenix Valley (or "Valley of the Sun"), Tempe , Prescott , and other areas. The Mormons settled what became northern Arizona and northern New Mexico.... |
Tanque Verde in Tucson, gave tourists the chance to take part in the flavor and activities of the "Old West". Several upscale hotels and resorts opened during this period, some of which are still top tourist draws. They include the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in central Phoenix (opened 1929) and the Wigwam Resort on the wes... |
These age-restricted subdivisions catered exclusively to the needs of senior citizens and attracted many retirees who wanted to escape the harsh winters of the Midwest and the Northeast . Sun City , established by developer Del Webb and opened in 1960, was one of the first such communities. Green Valley , south of Tucs... |
of the Colorado Plateau (see Arizona Mountains forests ). Like other states of the Southwest United States, Arizona is marked by high mountains, the Colorado plateau, and mesas. Despite the state's aridity, 27% of Arizona is forest, ] a percentage comparable to modern-day Romania or Greece. ] The world's largest stand ... |
bring a dry heat from 90 to 120 °F (32 to 49 °C), with occasional high temperatures exceeding 125 °F (52 °C) having been observed in the desert area. ] Arizona's all-time record high is 128 °F (53 °C) recorded at Lake Havasu City on June 29, 1994, and July 5, 2007; the all-time record low of −40 °F (−40 °C) was recorde... |
temperature of 67 °F (19 °C), the basis of its winter appeal. Tucson , with a metro population of just over one million, is the state's second-largest city. Located in Pima County , approximately 110 miles (180 km) southeast of Phoenix, it was incorporated in 1877, making it the oldest incorporated city in Arizona. It ... |
developed on the Colorado River and is named after Lake Havasu. Lake Havasu City has a population of about 57,000 people. It is famous for huge spring break parties, sunsets and the London Bridge , relocated from London, England. Lake Havasu City was founded by real estate developer Robert P. McCulloch in 1963. ] It ha... |
Alaska ( ⓘ ə- LASS -kə ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America . It is in the Western United States region. The only other non-contiguous U.S. state is Hawaii . Alaska is also considered to be the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost (the Aleutian Islands cross the 180th merid... |
first to legalize recreational marijuana , and is known for its libertarian-leaning political culture, generally supporting the Republican Party in national elections. The Indigenous population of Alaska is proportionally the second highest of any U.S. state, at over 15 percent, after only Hawaii. ] The name "Alaska" (... |
of Semyon Dezhnyov 's expedition came ashore in Alaska by storm and founded this settlement. This hypothesis is based on the testimony of Chukchi geographer Nikolai Daurkin, who had visited Alaska in 1764–1765 and who had reported on a village on the Kheuveren River, populated by "bearded men" who "pray to the icons ".... |
in 1884, with a governor appointed by the United States president. A federal district court was headquartered in Sitka. For most of Alaska's first decade under the United States flag, Sitka was the only community inhabited by American settlers. They organized a "provisional city government", which was Alaska's first mu... |
villages and portions of large coastal communities, mainly by the resultant tsunamis and landslides. It was the fourth-most-powerful earthquake in recorded history, with a moment magnitude of 9.2 (more than a thousand times as powerful as the 1989 San Francisco earthquake ). ] The time of day (5:36 pm), time of year (s... |
city. ] The team, called the Engineering and Geological Evaluation Group, was headed by Ruth A. M. Schmidt , a geology professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage . The team of scientists came into conflict with local developers and downtown business owners who wanted to immediately rebuild; the scientists wanted t... |
. At the order of the U.S. Defense Department , the Alaska National Guard founded the Alaska Division of Emergency Services to respond to any future disasters. ] The 1968 discovery of oil at Prudhoe Bay and the 1977 completion of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System led to an oil boom. Royalty revenues from oil have funded... |
(making it the only state to border only a Canadian territory ); the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the south and southwest; the Bering Sea , Bering Strait , and Chukchi Sea to the west; and the Arctic Ocean to the north. Alaska's territorial waters touch Russia's territorial waters in the Bering Strait, as th... |
states. As such, this was where most of the initial non-indigenous settlement occurred in the years following the Alaska Purchase . The region is dominated by the Alexander Archipelago as well as the Tongass National Forest , the largest national forest in the United States. It contains the state capital Juneau , the f... |
, national parks, and national wildlife refuges . ] Of these, the Bureau of Land Management manages 87 million acres (35 million hectares), or 23.8% of the state. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service . It is the world's largest wildlife refuge, comprising 16 mill... |
Maine ( ⓘ MAYN ) ] is a state in the New England region of the United States , and the northeasternmost state in the Lower 48 . It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, and shares a maritime border wi... |
, Maliseet , Penobscot , Androscoggin , and Kennebec. During the later King Philip's War , many of these peoples would merge in one form or another to become the Wabanaki Confederacy , aiding the Wampanoag of Massachusetts and the Mahican of New York . Afterwards, many of these people were driven from their natural ter... |
failed. The 1622 patent of the Province of Maine was split at the Piscataqua River into the Province of New Hampshire to the south and New Somersetshire to the north. A disputed 1630 patent split off the area around present-day Saco as Lygonia . Justifying its actions with a 1652 geographic survey that showed an overla... |
. ] ] The territory of Maine was confirmed as part of Massachusetts when the United States was formed following the Treaty of Paris ending the revolution, although the final border with British North America was not established until the Webster–Ashburton Treaty of 1842. Maine was physically separate from the rest of M... |
wholly in New England, since Lake Champlain is located between Vermont , New York , and Quebec . A number of other Maine lakes, such as South Twin Lake , are described by Thoreau in The Maine Woods (1864). Mount Katahdin is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail , which extends southerly to Springer Mountain , ... |
creating bays out of valleys and islands out of mountain tops. ] A rise in land elevation due to the melting of heavy glacier ice caused a slight rebounding effect of underlying rock; this land rise, however, was not enough to eliminate all the effect of the rising sea level and its invasion of former land features. Mu... |
the state averaging two per year, although this number is increasing. Most severe thunderstorms and tornadoes occur in the southwestern interior portion of the state, ] where summer temperatures are often the warmest and the atmosphere is thus more unstable compared to northern and coastal areas. ] Maine rarely sees th... |
most densely populated with nearly 40% of Maine's population. ] This area spans three counties and includes many farms and wooded areas; the 2016 population of Portland proper was 66,937. ] Maine has experienced a very slow rate of population growth since the 1990 census; its rate of growth (0.57%) since the 2010 censu... |
of the Mid Coast and Down East sections are chiefly of British heritage. Smaller numbers of various other groups, including Irish , Italian , Swedish ] and Polish , have settled throughout the state since the late 19th and early 20th century immigration waves. Today there are four federally recognized tribes in Maine, ... |
and 30% were religiously unaffiliated. Among the non-Christian population in 2022, 1% were Unitarian Universalist , 5% Jewish , and 1% New Ager . According to the Association of Religion Data Archives in 2020, with Christianity as the dominant faith, the largest denominations by number of adherents were Catholicism (21... |
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