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The ISO (International Standards Organisation) assigns a two character code to each country name. These codes are used by Internet 'whois' databases (these two character abbreviations are the whois country codes) and also other applications.
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The Ga are a Negroid people of west Africa living chiefly in southern Ghana.
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Lady GaGa (real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta) is an American singer. She was born in 1986 at Yonkers, New York. Educated at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, she started playing the piano when she was four years old and later became a stripper before achieving fame as a pop singer. Her stage name, Lady GaGa is a reference to the song "Radio Ga-Ga' by Queen. Among her notable hits may be mentioned 'Paparazzi' and 'Poker Face'.
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In Iroquois mythology, Ga-oh is the wind-giant. His house is guarded by a bear, whose prowling brings the north wind; a panther whose whining brings the westerly wind; a moose whose breathing brings the wet east wind and a fawn whose returning to its mother brings the gentle south wind.
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In Khoisi mythology, Heitsi-eibid is a hero. The son of a cow and of the grass she had eaten, he is renowned as a magician, hunter, and fearless fighter. Heitsi-eibid rid the Khoisi tribe of the monster Ga-gorib. Although allegedly killed on numerous occasions, he is believed to resurrect himself.
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The Agusta Model 103 is an Italian single-seater helicopter designed for training, observation, agricultural and other tasks. The Agusta Model 103 is powered by an Augusta MV GA 70 engine providing a top speed of 155 kmh and a range of 450 km and an endurance of 3 hours 20 minutes flying time.
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The Atlas CSH-2 Rooivalk is a South African two-seat attack helicopter developed during the 1980's, and first flown in 1990. The Atlas CSH-2 Rooivalk is powered by two Atlas Topaz turboshaft engines providing a top speed of 278 kmh. The Atlas CSH-2 Rooivalk is armed with one 20 mm Armscor GA-1 Rattler trainable cannon or one 30 mm DEFA 553 trainable cannon mounted in a turret under the nose and up to 2032 kg of disposable stores which can include Atlas Swift anti-tank missiles carried at the wing tips.
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The Corby Starlet was an Australian, amateur-built single-seater ultra-light monoplane designed and built by John Corby and entered into the 1964 Midget Racer Design Contest at Croydon, England, where it was placed eighth. The Corby Starlet was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction powered by an Agusta MV GA 40 two-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 176 kmh.
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The Kokkola Ko-04 Super Upstart was a Finnish single-seater light autogyro first flown in December 1968. The Kokkola Ko-04 was powered by an Agusta MV GA 40 two-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine driving a two-blade fully articulated main rotor providing a cruising speed of 100 kmh and a range of 350 km and a flying time of four hours.
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GA is an abbreviation for Gabon
GA is an abbreviation for Gamblers Anonymous
GA is an abbreviation for General Assembly
GA is an abbreviation for General Average
GA is an abbreviation for General of the Army
GA is an abbreviation for Georgia
GA is an abbreviation for General Agent
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