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Bahamas, The Category: Transportation - Ports and terminals: Freeport, Nassau, South Riding Point

Tunisia Category: Government - International organization participation: ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AMF, AMU, AU, BSEC (observer), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAS, MIGA, MONUC, NAM, OAPEC (suspended), OAS (observer), OIC, OIF, OPCW, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Indonesia Category: Introduction - Background: The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hostilities, and UN mediation before the Netherlands agreed to relinquish its colony. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and home to the world's largest Muslim population. Current issues include: alleviating poverty, preventing terrorism, consolidating democracy after four decades of authoritarianism, implementing financial sector reforms, stemming corruption, holding the military and police accountable for human rights violations, and controlling avian influenza. In 2005, Indonesia reached a historic peace agreement with armed separatists in Aceh, which led to democratic elections in December 2006. Indonesia continues to face a low intensity separatist movement in Papua.

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American Samoa Category: Geography - Geography - note: Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds; strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean

Saint Kitts and Nevis Category: Government - Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

Indonesia Category: Economy - Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m): 2.659 trillion cu m (1 January 2008 estimate)

Peru Category: Economy - Electricity - consumption (kWh): 28.97 billion kWh (2008 estimate)

Kenya Category: People - Population: 37,953,840; note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 estimate)

Gambia Facts Info Stuff (GM):

Gambia Latitude Facts: 13.4466666666667 and Gambia Longitude Facts: -16.6716666666667

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Iran Category: People - Languages (%): Persian and Persian dialects 58%, Turkic and Turkic dialects 26%, Kurdish 9%, Luri 2%, Balochi 1%, Arabic 1%, Turkish 1%, other 2%

New Caledonia Category: Communications - Television broadcast stations: 6 (plus 25 repeaters) (1997)

Central African Republic Category: Transnational Issues - Disputes - international: periodic skirmishes over water and grazing rights among related pastoral populations along the border with southern Sudan persist

Ghana Category: Economy - Industries: mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building

Gambia Regions are: Banjul Western

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Pakistan Category: Geography - Natural resources: land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone

Saint Lucia Category: People - Population growth rate (%): 0.436% (2008 estimate)

Syria Category: Military - Military branches: Syrian Armed Forces: Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Arab Navy, Syrian Arab Air and Air Defense Forces (includes Air Defense Command) (2008)