1. Syria Category: People - Death rate (deaths/1,000 population): 4.68 deaths/1,000 population (2008 estimate)


2. Guatemala Category: Geography - Total renewable water resources (cu km): 111.3 cu km (2000)


3. Bulgaria Category: Economy - GDP - composition by sector (%): agriculture: 4.6%; industry: 28.7%; services: 66.7% (2008 estimate)


4. Isle of Man Category: Introduction - Background: Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British crown dependency but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government remains constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.


5. Bahamas, The Category: Government - Country name: conventional long form: Commonwealth of The Bahamas; conventional short form: The Bahamas

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1. Brazil Category: Economy - Investment (gross fixed) (% of GDP): 18.6% of GDP (2008 estimate)


2. Namibia Category: Government - Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Namibia; conventional short form: Namibia; local long form: Republic of Namibia; local short form: Namibia; former: German Southwest Africa, South-West Africa


3. French Guiana Category: Geography - Natural hazards: high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding


4. Switzerland Category: Government - International organization participation: ADB (nonregional members), AfDB (nonregional members), Australia Group, BIS, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EFTA, ESA, FAO, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA (observer), MIGA, NAM (guest), NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNITAR, UNOMIG, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC


5. Macau Category: Government - Dependency status: special administrative region of China

1. Northern Mariana Islands Category: Economy - Inflation rate (consumer prices) (%): -0.8% (2000)


2. Saint Kitts and Nevis Category: Transnational Issues - Disputes - international: joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UNCLOS, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the eastern Caribbean Sea


3. Ireland Category: Economy - Exports: 8 billion f.o.b. (2008 estimate)


4. Philippines Category: Government - Political pressure groups and leaders: AKBAYAN [Etta ROSALES, Mario AGUJA, and Risa HONTIVEROS-BARAQUIEL]; ALAGAD [Rodante MARROLITA]; ALIF [Acmad TOMAWIS]; An Waray [Horencio NOEL]; Anak Mindanao [Mujiv HATAMIN]; ANAKPAWIS [Crispin BELTRAN and Rafael MARIANO]; Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC) [Sunny Rose MADAMBA, Ernesto PABLO, and Edgar VALDEZ]; AVE [Eulogio MAGSAYSAY]; Bayan Muna [Satur OCAMPO, Joel VIRADOR, and Teodoro CASINO, Jr.]; BUHAY [Rene VELARDE and Hans Christian SENERES]; BUTIL [Benjamin CRUZ]; CIBAC [Emmanuel Joel VILLANUEVA]; COOP-NATCO [Guillermo CUA]; GABRIELA [Liza MAZA]; Partido Ng Manggagawa [Renato MAGTUBO]; Veterans Federation of the Philippines [Ernesto GIDAYA]


5. Belgium Category: Economy - Electricity - exports (kWh): 9.035 billion kWh (2007 estimate)