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World Country Facts:
- Libya Category: People - Ethnic groups (%): Berber and Arab 97%, other 3% (includes Greeks, Maltese, Italians, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Turks, Indians, and Tunisians)
- Akrotiri Category: Government - Capital: name: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E; time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time); daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
- Christmas Island Category: Geography - Land boundaries (km): 0 km
- Montserrat Category: Government - Judicial branch: Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint Lucia, one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the High Court)
- Tokelau Category: Government - Constitution: administered under the Tokelau Islands Act of 1948; amended in 1970
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- Monaco Category: People - Education expenditures (% of GDP): 4.4% of GDP (2004)
- Saint Helena Category: Economy - Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m): 0 cu m (1 January 2006 estimate)
- Albania Category: Economy - Exchange rates: leke (ALL) per US dollar - 79.546 (2008 est.), 92.668 (2007), 98.384 (2006), 102.649 (2005), 102.78 (2004)
- Lebanon Category: Economy - Imports - commodities (%): petroleum products, cars, medicinal products, clothing, meat and live animals, consumer goods, paper, textile fabrics, tobacco, electrical machinery
- Seychelles Category: Geography - Land use (%): arable land: 2.17%; permanent crops: 13.04%; other: 84.79% (2005)
Australia Facts Info Stuff (AU):
Australia Latitude Facts: -33.2312376237622 and Australia Longitude Facts: 144.977877475249
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- Pacific Ocean Category: Transportation - Transportation - note: Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state); the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen; crew and passengers are often held for ransom, murdered, or cast adrift
- Congo, Republic of the Category: Economy - Agriculture - products: cassava (tapioca), sugar, rice, corn, peanuts, vegetables, coffee, cocoa; forest products
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands Category: Geography - Land boundaries (km): 0 km
- United Kingdom Category: Economy - Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: .3 billion (31 December 2007 estimate)
- Benin Category: Government - Executive branch: chief of state: President Thomas YAYI Boni (since 6 April 2006); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government; head of government: President Thomas YAYI Boni (since 6 April 2006); cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president; elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); runoff election held 19 March 2006 (next to be held in March 2011); election results: Thomas YAYI Boni elected president; percent of vote - Thomas YAYI Boni 74.5%, Adrien HOUNGBEDJI 25.5%
Australia Regions are: Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
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- San Marino Category: Economy - GDP (purchasing power parity): .662 billion (2007)
- Panama Category: Government - International organization participation: BCIE, CAN (observer), CSN (observer), FAO, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands Category: Geography - Natural hazards: Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
- Zimbabwe Category: Government - Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Zimbabwe; conventional short form: Zimbabwe; former: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia
- Israel Category: Transportation - Ports and terminals: Ashdod, Elat (Eilat), Hadera, Haifa
Source:
CIA - The World Factbook