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County - encyclopedia article about County. (3949 words) |
 | The counties are subdivisions of the ancient Provinces of Ireland. |
 | The county of Oslo is equivalent to the municipality of Oslo. |
 | At the county level there is a county administrative board led by a governor appointed by the central government of Sweden, as well as an elected county council that handles a separate set of issues, notably hospitals and public transportation. |
| Alabama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1051 words) |
 | The state of Alabama seceded from the Union on January 11, 1861 and became the Alabama Republic and on February 18, 1861 became a Confederate state. |
 | Alabama's agricultural outputs are poultry and eggs, cattle, nursery stock, peanuts, cotton, vegetables, milk, and soybeans. |
 | As of 2004, Alabama's population was estimated to be 4,530,182. |