aid organizationnounaid organization
Aid organizations struggled to reach victims in the remote mountains.
archipelagonounarchipelago
Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago by number of islands.
autocracynounautocracy
Under an autocracy, one person holds unchecked political power.
bilateraladjbilateral
The two countries signed a bilateral defense agreement.
censusnouncensus
The census is conducted every ten years to count the population.
colonialismnouncolonialism
Colonialism left deep economic and cultural legacies in Africa and Asia.
colonizeverbcolonize
Europeans colonized much of the Americas from the sixteenth century.
decolonizationnoundecolonization
The wave of decolonization after 1945 reshaped the world map.
embassy districtnounembassy district
The embassy district is heavily guarded by police and private security.
federationnounfederation
Germany is a federal republic composed of sixteen states.
foreign aidnounforeign aid
Foreign aid accounts for twenty per cent of the national budget.
GDPnounGDP
The country's GDP grew by three per cent last year.
geopoliticsnoungeopolitics
The pipeline route was shaped by geopolitics as much as economics.
head of statenounhead of state
The head of state welcomed the visiting delegation at the palace.
humanitarianadjhumanitarian
Humanitarian workers delivered food and medicine to the displaced.
landlockedadjlandlocked
Switzerland and Austria are landlocked countries in central Europe.
multilateraladjmultilateral
The environmental agreement was a multilateral effort involving fifty nations.
non-governmentaladjnon-governmental
Non-governmental organizations play a key role in delivering aid.
nuclear powernounnuclear power
A nuclear power must handle its arsenal with extreme care.
peacekeepernounpeacekeeper
UN peacekeepers were deployed to maintain the ceasefire.
peninsulanounpeninsula
Spain and Portugal share the Iberian Peninsula.
protectoratenounprotectorate
The territory was placed under a protectorate until it could govern itself.
ratifyverbratify
All member states must ratify the treaty for it to take effect.
secessionnounsecession
The region voted for secession from the central government.
sovereigntynounsovereignty
Sovereignty means a state has supreme authority over its territory.
supranationaladjsupranational
The EU is a supranational body with authority over member states.
unilateraladjunilateral
The government took unilateral action without consulting its allies.
vetonounveto
Any permanent member of the Security Council can use its veto.
