1. Hungary Category: Economy - Debt - external: 4.2 billion (31 December 2008 estimate)


2. Yemen Category: Introduction - Background: North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern government adopted a Marxist orientation. The massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north contributed to two decades of hostility between the states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to a delimitation of their border.


3. Coral Sea Islands Category: Communications - Communications - note: there are automatic weather stations on many of the isles and reefs relaying data to the mainland


4. Jarvis Island Category: Geography - Irrigated land (sq km): 0 sq km


5. Laos Category: People - Languages (%): Lao (official), French, English, and various ethnic languages

Micronesia Facts Info Stuff (FM):

1. Tuvalu Category: Geography - Terrain: very low-lying and narrow coral atolls


2. Mozambique Category: People - HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 1.3 million (2003 estimate)


3. Bouvet Island Category: People - Population: uninhabited


4. Vietnam Category: Transnational Issues - Illicit drugs: minor producer of opium poppy; probable minor transit point for Southeast Asian heroin; government continues to face domestic opium/heroin/methamphetamine addiction problems despite longstanding crackdowns


5. Canada Category: Government - Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Michael WILSON; chancery: 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001; telephone: [1] (202) 682-1740; FAX: [1] (202) 682-7701; consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tucson; consulate(s): Anchorage, Houston, Philadelphia, Princeton (New Jersey), Raleigh, San Jose (California)

1. Guyana Category: Military - Manpower available for military service: males age 16-49: 220,797 (2008 estimate)


2. Cyprus Category: Economy - GDP - per capita (PPP): ,200 (2008 estimate)


3. United Arab Emirates Category: Economy - Economic aid - recipient: .36 million (2004)


4. Venezuela Category: Economy - Exports - commodities (%): petroleum, bauxite and aluminum, steel, chemicals, agricultural products, basic manufactures


5. Northern Mariana Islands Category: Economy - Electricity - imports (kWh): 0 kWh (January 2009 estimate)