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Georgia Category: Communications - Telephone system: general assessment: fixed-line telecommunications network has only limited coverage outside Tbilisi; multiple mobile-cellular providers provide services to an increasing subscribership throughout the country; domestic: cellular telephone networks now cover the entire country; urban telephone density is about 20 per 100 people; rural telephone density is about 4 per 100 people; intercity facilities include a fiber-optic line between T'bilisi and K'ut'aisi; nationwide pager service is available; international: country code - 995; the Georgia-Russia fiber optic submarine cable provides connectivity to Russia; international service is available by microwave, landline, and satellite through the Moscow switch; international electronic mail and telex service are available

Coral Sea Islands Category: Geography - Elevation extremes (m): lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m; highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m

Liechtenstein Category: Transportation - Railways (km): 9 km 1.435-m gauge (electrified); note: belongs to the Austrian Railway System connecting Austria and Switzerland (2006)

Central African Republic Category: Government - Country name: conventional long form: Central African Republic; conventional short form: none; local long form: Republique Centrafricaine; local short form: none; former: Ubangi-Shari, Central African Empire; abbreviation: CAR

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Tonga Category: Military - Military service age and obligation (years of age): 18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2008)

Guinea-Bissau Category: People - Education expenditures (% of GDP): 5.2% of GDP (1999)

Kenya Category: Government - Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Michael RANNEBERGER; embassy: US Embassy, United Nations Avenue, Gigiri; P. O. Box 606 Village Market Nairobi; mailing address: Box 21A, Unit 64100, APO AE 09831; telephone: [254] (20) 537-800; FAX: [254] (20) 537-810

Venezuela Category: People - HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%): 0.7%; note - no country specific models provided (2001 estimate)

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Burkina Faso Latitude Facts: 12.47 and Burkina Faso Longitude Facts: -1.987

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United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges Category: Geography - Area - comparative: Baker Island: about two and a half times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC; Howland Island: about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC; Jarvis Island: about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC; Johnston Atoll: about four and a half times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC; Kingman Reef: a little more than one and a half times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC; Midway Islands: about nine times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC; Palmyra Atoll: about 20 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Bulgaria Category: People - Sex ratio (male(s)/female): at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female; under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female; 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female; 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female; total population: 0.9075 male(s)/female (2008 estimate)

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Bhutan Category: Government - Political pressure groups and leaders: United Front for Democracy (exiled); other: Buddhist clergy; ethnic Nepalese organizations leading militant antigovernment campaign; Indian merchant community

Macau Category: Government - Flag description: light green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one large in center of arc and four smaller

El Salvador Category: Geography - Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Massachusetts