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Timor-Leste Category: Geography - Location: Southeastern Asia, northwest of Australia in the Lesser Sunda Islands at the eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago; note - Timor-Leste includes the eastern half of the island of Timor, the Oecussi (Ambeno) region on the northwest portion of the island of Timor, and the islands of Pulau Atauro and Pulau Jaco

Palau Category: Government - Executive branch: chief of state: President Tommy Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. (since 19 January 2001); Vice President Camsek CHIN (since 1 January 2005); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government; head of government: President Tommy Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. (since 19 January 2001); Vice President Camsek CHIN (since 1 January 2005); cabinet: NA; elections: president and vice president elected on separate tickets by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held 2 November 2004 (next to be held in November 2008); election results: Tommy Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. reelected president; percent of vote - Tommy Esang REMENGESAU, Jr. 64%, Polycarp BASILIUS 33%; Elias Camsek CHIN elected vice president; percent of vote - Elias Camsek CHIN 70%, Sandra PIERANTOZZI 29%

Malta Category: Geography - Environment - international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

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Ghana Category: Transportation - Pipelines (km): oil 5 km; refined products 309 km (2008)

Luxembourg Category: People - Literacy (%): definition: age 15 and over can read and write; total population: 100%; male: 100%; female: 100% (2000 estimate)

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Gabon Latitude Facts: -0.968 and Gabon Longitude Facts: 10.058

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Madagascar Category: Transportation - Ports and terminals: Antsiranana, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara

French Southern and Antarctic Lands Category: Government - Country name: conventional long form: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands; conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands; local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises; local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises; abbreviation: TAAF

Armenia Category: Geography - Total renewable water resources (cu km): 10.5 cu km (1997)

Greenland Category: Military - Manpower available for military service: males age 16-49: 15,221 (2008 estimate)

Akrotiri Category: Government - Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense; elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch

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Equatorial Guinea Category: Government - Constitution: approved by national referendum 17 November 1991; amended January 1995

Swaziland Category: Economy - Natural gas - exports (cu m): 0 cu m (2007 estimate)

Puerto Rico Category: Geography - Area - comparative: slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island

Lebanon Category: People - Age structure (%): 0-14 years: 26% (male 526,994/female 505,894); 15-64 years: 66.8% (male 1,275,021/female 1,380,131); 65 years and over: 7.1% (male 128,002/female 155,899) (2008 estimate)