(Encyclopedia) PantelleriaPantelleriapänˈtāl-lārēˈä [key], volcanic island, 32 sq mi (83 sq km), S Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Tunisia. Sweet wine, capers, raisins, and dried…
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Capital: Sacramento
Official Name: State of California
Organized as a territory: August 14, 1848
Entered Union (rank): California entered the Union as…
NumberPercentTotal housing units12,214,549100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached6,883,49356.41-unit, attached931,8737.62 units327,0242.73 or 4 units697,7795.75 to 9 units722,8275.910 to 19…
NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school10,129,990100.0Nursery school, preschool547,0665.4Kindergarten554,3615.5Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,349,86742.9High…
(Encyclopedia) pie, meat, fish, fowl, fruit, or vegetables baked with a crust of pastry, or pastry shells filled with custard or pudding. The pies of the Romans, especially at banquets in the days of…
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