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4. ^Marjorie Fee and Janice MacAlpine,Oxford Guide to Canadian English Usage(2008) page 36 says "In Canada,Americanis used almost exclusively in reference to the United States and its citizens." Others, includingThe New Zealand Oxford Dictionary,The Canadian Oxford Dictionary,The Australian Oxford DictionaryandThe Concise Oxford English Dictionaryall specify both the Americas and the United States in their definition of "American".
5. ^"America."The Oxford Companion to the English Language(). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. 33: "[16c: from the feminine ofAmericus, the Latinized first name of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512). The nameAmericafirst appeared on a map in 1507 by the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, referring to the area now called Brazil]. Since the 16c, a name of the western hemisphere, often in the pluralAmericasand more or less synonymous withthe New World. Since the 18c, a name of the United States of America. The second sense is now primary in English: ... However, the term is open to uncertainties: ..."
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53. . 2002. Lausanne: Olympic Museum and Studies Centre. The five rings of the Olympic flag represent the five inhabited, participating continents: (Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania).
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55. ^Marjorie Fee and Janice MacAlpine,Oxford Guide to Canadian English Usage(2008) page 36 says "In Canada,Americanis used almost exclusively in reference to the United States and its citizens." Likewise,The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary,The Canadian Oxford Dictionary,The Australian Oxford DictionaryandThe Concise Oxford English Dictionaryall specify the USA in their definition of "America".
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68. ^Unless otherwise noted, land area figures are taken fromDemographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density(PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
69. ^Unless otherwise noted, population estimates are taken fromDepartment of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division (2009).World Population Prospects, Table A.1(PDF). 2008 revision. United Nations. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
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77. ^"Households by the most spoken language in the household Population and Housing Census 2001". Central Bureau of Statistics.
78. ^Includes in the , a territory frequently reckoned in . Is the administrative capital of Chile; is the site of legislative meetings.
    
79. ^Paul M. Lewis, M. Paul, ed. (2009). "Languages of Dominica". Dallas: Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
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81. ^Claimed by Argentina.
    
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86. ^Paul M. Lewis, ed. (2009). "Languages of Martinique". Dallas: Ethnologue.
87. ^Paul M. Lewis, ed. (2009). "Languages of Montserrat". Dallas: Ethnologue.
88. ^Due to ongoing activity of the Soufriere Hills volcano beginning in July 1995, much of Plymouth was destroyed and government offices were relocated to Brades. Plymouth remains thede jurecapital.
89. ^Land area figures taken from"The World Factbook: 2010 edition". Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
90. ^These population estimates are for 2010, and are taken from"The World Factbook: 2010 edition". Government of the United States, Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
91. ^Claimed by Argentina; the in the are commonly associated with (due to proximity) and have no permanent population, only hosting a periodic contingent of about 100 researchers and visitors.
    
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