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Bogor (bō`gôr), formerly Buitenzorg (boi`tənzôrkh) [Du.,=free from care], city (1990 pop. 271,341), W Java, Indonesia. At the foot of two volcanoes, it is a highland resort and an agricultural research center, known chiefly for its magnificent botanical gardens (laid out 1817). Adjacent to the gardens is the presidential country palace, formerly used by the Dutch governors. Rainfall is heavy in the area; tea is grown on the surrounding highlands, and coffee, rice, and rubber are also important crops. Automobile tires are among the manufactures. The site was selected as the resort residence of the Dutch governor-general in 1745, and the town grew around the palace. Bogor is the seat of the Indonesian general agricultural research station, a state agricultural university, two private universities, an army intelligence school, and forestry and rubber research institutes. Bogor a city in Indonesia, in W Java: botanical gardens and research institutions. Pop.: 750 819 (2000) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Screening by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with inactivated NiV antigen was done at the Research Institute for Veterinary Science in Bogor, Indonesia. Budiman began his career in 1968 as a research officer with the Institute for Research Crops in Bogor, Indonesia. This has been particularly pronounced since the initiation in 1993 of annual meetings of APEC leaders, and the dramatic announcement in 1994 at Bogor, Indonesia that APEC would seek to establish free and open trade and investment within the region by the year 2010 (with APEC's developing economies undertaking to do so by 2020). |
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