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What type of government does Guatemala have?

The people of Guatemala vote in direct presidential and congressional elections every four years. The president appoints governors of Guatemala's 22 departments, and mayors of cities are elected through a direct popular vote. The nation's Constitutional Court has five justices, one appointed by the president, one chosen by the University of San Carlos, one selected by the Supreme Court president, one elected by Congress and one chosen by the bar association. Congress elects the 13 justices of the Supreme Court to five-year terms.

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What are the carry-on luggage rules for JetBlue Airlines?

To fit under the seat on an Airbus A321, a bag cannot measure over 17 inches long by 13 inches wide by 11 inches high. For an Airbus A320, the maximum dimensions are 18 inches long by 15 inches wide by 8 inches high. For a bag to fit in the overhead bin on all JetBlue's aircraft, the bag cannot be larger than 24 inches long by 16 inches wide by 10 inches high. The airline gate checks bags that cannot fit into the allotted space. Passengers' carry-on luggage cannot contain any prohibited items per the TSA, including box cutters, scissors, ammunition, baseball bats or lighter fluid.\n\..

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What is the capital of Kentucky?

As of the 2010 census, the population in Frankfort was 25,527, making it the fifth smallest capital city in the United States. Frankfort does not have a commercial airport, forcing visitors to fly into Lexington, Cincinnati or Louisville before driving to Frankfort. During the American Civil War, Frankfort and Kentucky were on the side of the Union, although the Confederacy did occupy Frankfort for a short period of time, making it the only Union capital to be controlled by the Confederacy at any point in the war.

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How can you get a pass to pay for tolls on Florida toll roads?

SunPass.com provides up-to-date information about prices, usage and retailers. You can choose between a SunPass Mini Sticker transponder that you attach to your car windshield or a SunPass Portable transponder that you can use in any vehicle with the same number of axles, so long as you have included its details in your account information.

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Where to buy plane tickets from Phoenix?

In addition, flight results can also be filtered by stops, airports and airlines. Expedia.com also helps find hotels and rental cars in the city being flown to. Like their options for flights, Expedia.com gives multiple options for hotels and rental cars with the best rates. Expedia.com can book flights, hotels and cars together, or it can book these separately or with any variation of those options. Kayak.com, Southwest.com and Travelocity.com are other websites that can also be used to find flights from Phoenix.

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What are people from Panama called?

Panama, which the Spanish settled in the 1500s, broke its ties with Spain in 1821. At the time, the country became aligned with Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador to form the Republic of Gran Colombia. When the union dissolved in 1830, Panama stayed aligned with Colombia until 1903. Between 1904 and 1914, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the Panama Canal, which stretches nearly 50 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea.

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What does Britain import and export?

The United Kingdom is the world’s seventh-leading importer and 12th-leading exporter. The country is the world’s fourth-biggest trading nation, and has the fifth-largest economy in the world and second-largest in Europe. The country’s largest export earners include machinery and transport, manufactures and chemicals. Since the 1970s, oil has been a major contributor to the U.K.’s overseas trade. British Petroleum is the largest industrial company in the country and the second largest in Europe.\nThe major destinations of Britain’s export include the United States (12 percent), German..

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Is Alaska a state?

With a land area of more than 570,000 square miles, Alaska is the largest of the 50 states and more than twice the size of the second-largest, Texas. Alaska shares borders with the Canadian provinces of Yukon Territory to the east and British Columbia to the southeast. Bordering bodies of water include the Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Beaufort Sea, Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska. The economy is largely supported by revenue from the state's oil and natural gas reserves. Fisheries, furs, wood products and tourism are also major industries.

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What are some famous landforms of the world?

The Niagara Falls have a total height of 167 feet with three separate waterfalls that delineate the border between Canada and the United States. According to estimations, in approximately 50,000 years the Niagara Falls will cease to exist due to soil erosion. As of 2014, Niagara Falls is the largest producer of electricity in the state of New York. In 1950 Canada and the United States signed a treaty limiting the water usage by the power plants to maintain an uninterrupted flow of water and the natural beauty for tourists to enjoy. As of 2014, four people have survived a jump from the top of t..

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What is the relative location of France?

Relative to the equator and prime meridian, Paris is located at 48.8 degrees north and 2.3 degrees east. France is surrounded by several bodies of water. The Bay of Biscay is part of the Atlantic Ocean and meets France's west coast. The Mediterranean Sea is at the southeast coast, and the area is often referred to as the French Riviera. The north coast meets the English Channel, which separates France from the U.K.

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