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Research Results For 'Pol'

POL

POL is an abbreviation for Petroleum Oil and Lubricants
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JULIA (POL IPR BON)

Julia (POL IPR BON) is a cultivated variety of potato.
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CAMBODIA

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in the far east south east of Thailand. It has a total area of 181,040 km2. The climate is tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to October); dry season (December to March); with little seasonal temperature variation. The terrain is mostly low, flat plains with mountains in the south-west and north. Natural resources are timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, and hydropower potential. The religion is 95% Theravada Buddhism, 5% other including Hindu and Muslim. The offcial language is Khmer with French also spoken. Cambodia was a French protectorate from 1863 until 1953 with the monarchy having nominal control. In 1970 the king was overthrown and a reoublic declared. The republic was overthrown in 1975 by Khmer Rouge forces led by Pol Pot, and this regime was itself overthrown in 1979 and the People's republic of Kampuchea established. In 1989 Cambodia abandoned socialism and in 1993 the monarchy was restored and in 1993 the country changed its name to the Kingdom of Cambodia.
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SCARPE

The Scarpe is a river in France. It rises on the plateau of Artois east of Saint Pol and flows east- south-east past Arras then north-east to unite with the Scheldt near the border with Belgium.
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POL

Pol is a Bantu language spoken in Congo and Cameroon.
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