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Vietnam Category: Economy - Natural gas - production (cu m): 6.86 billion cu m (2007 estimate)

Aruba Category: Communications - Telephone system: general assessment: modern fully automatic telecommunications system; domestic: increased competition through privatization; 3 wireless service providers are now licensed; international: country code - 297; landing site for the PAN-AM submarine telecommunications cable system that extends from the US Virgin Islands through Aruba to Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and the west coast of South America; extensive interisland microwave radio relay links (2007)

Cook Islands Category: Communications - Telephone system: general assessment: Telecom Cook Islands offers international direct dialing, Internet, email, fax, and Telex; domestic: individual islands are connected by a combination of satellite earth stations, microwave systems, and VHF and HF radiotelephone; within the islands, service is provided by small exchanges connected to subscribers by open-wire, cable, and fiber-optic cable; international: country code - 682; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

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Ecuador Category: Military - Military branches: Army, Navy (includes Naval Infantry, Naval Aviation, Coast Guard), Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Ecuatoriana, FAE) (2007)

Iraq Category: Economy - Agriculture - products: wheat, barley, rice, vegetables, dates, cotton; cattle, sheep, poultry

British Indian Ocean Territory Category: Government - Country name: conventional long form: British Indian Ocean Territory; conventional short form: none; abbreviation: BIOT

Japan Facts Info Stuff (JP):

Japan Latitude Facts: 35.4164600501612 and Japan Longitude Facts: 136.119971336438

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Aruba Category: Economy - Industries: tourism, transshipment facilities, oil refining

Netherlands Antilles Category: Economy - Labor force - by occupation (%): agriculture: 1%; industry: 20%; services: 79% (2005 estimate)

Baker Island Category: Geography - Location: Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia

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Ethiopia Category: People - Literacy (%): definition: age 15 and over can read and write; total population: 42.7%; male: 50.3%; female: 35.1% (2003 estimate)

European Union Category: Economy - Natural gas - consumption (cu m): 497.3 billion cu m (2007 estimate)

Belize Category: Military - Military service age and obligation (years of age): 18 years of age for voluntary military service; laws allow for conscription only if volunteers are insufficient; conscription has never been implemented; volunteers typically outnumber available positions by 3:1 (2008)

Pacific Ocean Category: Geography - Natural hazards: surrounded by a zone of violent volcanic and earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the "Pacific Ring of Fire"; subject to tropical cyclones (typhoons) in southeast and east Asia from May to December (most frequent from July to October); tropical cyclones (hurricanes) may form south of Mexico and strike Central America and Mexico from June to October (most common in August and September); cyclical El Nino/La Nina phenomenon occurs in the equatorial Pacific, influencing weather in the Western Hemisphere and the western Pacific; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme north from October to May; persistent fog in the northern Pacific can be a maritime hazard from June to December

Tromelin Island Category: Geography - Elevation extremes (m): lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m; highest point: unnamed location 7 m