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| | Dominican Republic | 
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| | Ecuador | 
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| | Egypt | 
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| | Equatorial Guinea | 
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| | Ethiopia | 
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| | Faroe Islands | 
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| | Finland | 
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| | France | 
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| | French Guiana | 
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| | French Polynesia | 
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| | Gabon | 
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| | Gaza Strip | 
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| | Georgia | 
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| | Ghana | 
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| | Guatemala | 
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| | Guinea | 
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| | Guyana | 
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| | Haiti | 
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| | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 
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| | Holy See (Vatican City) | 
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| | Hungary | 
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| | Iceland | 
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| | India | 
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| | Indian Ocean | 
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| | Indonesia | 
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| | Iran | 
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| | Ireland | 
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| | Jamaica | 
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| | Japan | 
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| | Jarvis Island | 
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| | Johnston Atoll | 
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| | Jordan | 
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| | Kazakstan | 
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| | Kenya | 
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| | Korea, North | 
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| | Laos | 
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| | Lebanon | 
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| | Liberia | 
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| | Libya | 
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| | Liechtenstein | 
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| | Lithuania | 
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| | Luxembourg | 
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| | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 
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| | Madagascar | 
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| | Malaysia | 
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| | Malta | 
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| | Man, Isle of | 
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| | Marshall Islands | 
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| | Mauritania | 
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| | Mexico | 
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| | Micronesia, Federated States of | 
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| | Navassa Island | 
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| | Nepal | 
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| | Netherlands | 
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| | Netherlands Antilles | 
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| | New Caledonia | 
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| | New Zealand | 
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| | Nicaragua | 
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| | Niger | 
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| | Nigeria | 
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| | Norfolk Island | 
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| | Northern Mariana Islands | 
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| | Norway | 
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| | Oman | 
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| | Pacific Ocean | 
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| | Pakistan | 
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| | Palau | 
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| | Palmyra Atoll | 
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| | Panama | 
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| | Papua New Guinea | 
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| | Paracel Islands | 
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| | Peru | 
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| | Philippines | 
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| | Pitcairn Islands | 
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| | Poland | 
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| | Portugal | 
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| | Puerto Rico | 
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| | Qatar | 
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| | Reunion | 
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| | Romania | 
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| | Russia | 
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| | Saint Helena | 
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| | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 
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| | Saint Lucia | 
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| | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 
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| | Sao Tome and Principe | 
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| | Senegal | 
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| | Serbia and Montenegro | 
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| | Sierra Leone | 
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| | Singapore | 
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|Obj:7fab7df5-c87c-11d1-8b80-c88002c10627�                                                     

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| | Geography | 
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| | Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran | 
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| | Geographic coordinates: 33 00 N, 65 00 E | 
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| | Map references: Asia | 
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| | Area: total: 647,500 sq km land: 647,500 sq km water: 0 sq km | 
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| | Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Texas | 
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| | Land boundaries: total: 5,529 km border countries: China 76 km, Iran 936 km, Pakistan 2,430 km, Tajikistan 1,206 km, Turkmenistan 744 km, Uzbekistan 137 km | 
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| | Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) | 
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| | Maritime claims: none (landlocked) | 
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| | Climate: arid to semiarid; cold winters and hot summers | 
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| | Terrain: mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest | 
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| | Elevation extremes: lowest point: Amu Darya 258 m highest point: Nowshak 7,485 m | 
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| | Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones | 
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| | Land use: arable land: 12% permanent crops : 0% permanent pastures: 46% forests and woodland: 3% other: 39% (1993 est.) | 
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| | Irrigated land: 30,000 sq km (1993 est.) | 
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| | Natural hazards: damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding | 
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| | Environment - current issues: soil degradation; overgrazing; deforestation (much of the remaining forests are being cut down for fuel and building materials); desertification | 
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| | Environment - international agreements: party to : Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation | 
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| | Geography - note: landlocked | 
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| | People | 
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| | Population: 23,738,085 (July 1997 est.) | 
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| | Age structure: 0-14 years: 43% (male 5,201,585; female 5,003,503) 15-64 years: 54% (male 6,680,687; female 6,208,463) 65 years and over : 3% (male 341,301; female 302,546) (July 1997 est.) | 
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| | Population growth rate: 4.48% (1997 est.) note: this rate reflects the continued return of refugees | 
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| | Birth rate: 42.72 births/1,000 population (1997 est.) | 
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| | Death rate: 17.78 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.) | 
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| | Net migration rate: 19.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.) | 
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| | Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years : 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.13 male(s)/female total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (1997 est.) | 
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| | Infant mortality rate: 146.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.) | 
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