1. Croatia Category: Government - Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Robert A. BRADTKE; embassy: 2 Thomas Jefferson Street, 10010 Zagreb; mailing address: use street address; telephone: [385] (1) 661-2200; FAX: [385] (1) 661-2373


2. Australia Category: Communications - Telephones - mobile cellular: 21.26 million (2007)


3. United States Category: People - Population below poverty line (%): 12% (2004 estimate)


4. Germany Category: Introduction - Background: As Europe's largest economy and second most populous nation, Germany is a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20th century and left the country occupied by the victorious Allied powers of the US, UK, France, and the Soviet Union in 1945. With the advent of the Cold War, two German states were formed in 1949: the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR). The democratic FRG embedded itself in key Western economic and security organizations, the EC, which became the EU, and NATO, while the Communist GDR was on the front line of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact. The decline of the USSR and the end of the Cold War allowed for German unification in 1990. Since then, Germany has expended considerable funds to bring Eastern productivity and wages up to Western standards. In January 1999, Germany and 10 other EU countries introduced a common European exchange currency, the euro.


5. Rwanda Category: Government - International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, AU, CEPGL, COMESA, EAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

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1. Bolivia Category: Government - Political parties and leaders: Free Bolivia Movement or MBL [Franz BARRIOS]; Movement Toward Socialism or MAS [Juan Evo MORALES Ayma]; Movement Without Fear or MSM [Juan DEL GRANADO]; National Revolutionary Movement or MNR [Mirta QUEVEDO]; National Unity [Samuel DORIA MEDINA Arana]; Poder Democratico Nacional or PODEMOS [Jorge Fernando QUIROGA Ramirez]; Social Alliance [Rene JOAQUINO]


2. Iran Category: Communications - Radio broadcast stations: AM 72, FM 6, shortwave 5 (1998)


3. Cameroon Category: Government - Executive branch: chief of state: President Paul BIYA (since 6 November 1982); head of government: Prime Minister Ephraim INONI (since 8 December 2004); cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from proposals submitted by the prime minister; elections: president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 11 October 2004 (next to be held by October 2011); prime minister appointed by the president; election results: President Paul BIYA reelected; percent of vote - Paul BIYA 70.9%, John FRU NDI 17.4%, Adamou Ndam NJOYA 4.5%, Garga Haman ADJI 3.7%


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


5. Turkey Category: Transportation - Heliports: 18 (2007)

1. Jersey Category: Transportation - Airports: 1 (2007)


2. Togo Category: Transnational Issues - Trafficking in persons: current situation: Togo is a source, transit, and destination country for children, women, and men trafficked for forced labor and sexual exploitation; the majority of victims are children, and trafficking within the country is more prevalent than international trafficking; children are trafficked to work as domestic servants, produce porters, roadside sellers, agricultural laborers, and for sexual exploitation; Togolese women may be trafficked to Europe for forced labor and sexual exploitation; tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Togo is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for failure to show evidence of increased efforts to combat trafficking over the past year, particularly in the areas of prosecution and protection


3. Belize Category: Geography - Geography - note: only country in Central America without a coastline on the North Pacific Ocean


4. Libya Category: Economy - GDP (official exchange rate): 8.5 billion (2008 estimate)


5. Iceland Category: Economy - Oil - proved reserves (bbl): 0 bbl (1 January 2006 estimate)