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# `factbook.json` - World Factbook Country Profiles in JSON
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What's the World Factbook?
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The World Factbook [1][2] published by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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offers free country profiles in the public domain (that is, no copyright(s), no rights reserved).
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- [1] [The World Factbook](https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/)
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- [2] [Wikipedia Article: The World Factbook](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_Factbook)
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## Examples
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Europe/Austria - `at.json`:
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```json
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{
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"intro": {
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"background": {
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"text": "Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire,
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Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War ..."
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}
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},
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"geo": {
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"location": {
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"text": "Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia"
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},
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"geographic_coordinates": {
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"text": "47 20 N, 13 20 E"
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},
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"map_references": {
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"text": "Europe"
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},
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"area": {
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"total": "83,871 sq km",
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"land": "82,445 sq km",
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"water": "1,426 sq km"
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},
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"area_comparative": {
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"text": "slightly smaller than Maine"
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},
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"land_boundaries": {
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"total": "2,562 km",
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"border_countries": "Czech Republic 362 km, Germany 784 km, Hungary 366 km, Italy 430 km, Liechtenstein 35 km, Slovakia 91 km, Slovenia 330 km, Switzerland 164 km"
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},
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"coastline": {
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"text": "0 km (landlocked)"
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},
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"maritime_claims": {
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"text": "none (landlocked)"
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},
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"climate": {
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"text": "temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers"
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},
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"terrain": {
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"text": "in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping"
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},
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"elevation_extremes": {
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"lowest_point": "Neusiedler See 115 m",
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"highest_point": "Grossglockner 3,798 m"
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},
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"natural_resources": {
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"text": "oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower"
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},
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...
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```
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## World Factbook Summary - 1 Supra / 196 Countries / 1 World
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#### Europe (1 / 49)
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`eu` European Union
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`al` Albania
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`ad` Andorra
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`am` Armenia
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`at` Austria
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`az` Azerbaijan
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`by` Belarus
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`be` Belgium
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`ba` Bosnia and Herzegovina
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`bg` Bulgaria
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`hr` Croatia
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`cy` Cyprus
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`cz` Czech Republic
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`dk` Denmark
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`ee` Estonia
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`fi` Finland
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`fr` France
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`ge` Georgia
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`de` Germany
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`gb` Great Britain
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`gr` Greece
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`hu` Hungary
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`is` Iceland
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`ie` Irland
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`it` Italy
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`lv` Latvija
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`li` Liechtenstein
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`lt` Lithuania
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`lu` Luxembourg
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`mk` Macedonia
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`mt` Malta
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`md` Moldova
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`mc` Monaco
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`me` Montenegro
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`nl` Netherlands
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`no` Norway
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`pl` Poland
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`pt` Portugal
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`ro` Romania
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`ru` Russia
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`sm` San Marino
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`rs` Serbia
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`sk` Slovakia
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`si` Slovenia
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`es` Spain
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`se` Sweden
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`ch` Switzerland
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`tr` Turkey
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`ua` Ukraine
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`va` Vatican City
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#### South America (12)
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`ar` Argentina
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`bo` Bolivia
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`br` Brazil
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`cl` Chile
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`co` Colombia
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`ec` Ecuador
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`gy` Guyana
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`py` Paraguay
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`pe` Peru
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`sr` Suriname
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`uy` Uruguay
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`ve` Venezuela
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#### North America (3)
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`ca` Canada
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`mx` México
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`us` United States
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#### Central America (7)
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`bz` Belize
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`cr` Costa Rica
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`sv` El Salvador
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`gt` Guatemala
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`hn` Honduras
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`ni` Nicaragua
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`pa` Panamá
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#### Caribbean (13)
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`ag` Antigua and Barbuda
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`bs` Bahamas
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`bb` Barbados
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`cu` Cuba
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`dm` Dominica
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`do` Dominican Republic
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`gd` Grenada
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`ht` Haiti
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`jm` Jamaica
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`kn` Saint Kitts and Nevis
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`lc` Saint Lucia
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`vc` Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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`tt` Trinidad and Tobago
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#### Africa (54)
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`dz` Algeria
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`ao` Angola
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`bj` Benin
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`bw` Botswana
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`bf` Burkina Faso
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`bi` Burundi
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`cm` Cameroon
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`cv` Cape Verde
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`cf` Central African Republic
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`td` Chad
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`km` Comoros
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`cg` Congo
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`cd` Congo DR
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`ci` Côte d'Ivoire
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`dj` Djibouti
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`eg` Egypt
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`gq` Equatorial Guinea
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`er` Eritrea
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`et` Ethiopia
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`ga` Gabon
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`gm` Gambia
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`gh` Ghana
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`gn` Guinea
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`gw` Guinea-Bissau
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`ke` Kenya
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`ls` Lesotho
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`lr` Liberia
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`ly` Libya
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`mg` Madagascar
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`mw` Malawi
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`ml` Mali
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`mr` Mauritania
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`mu` Mauritius
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`ma` Morocco
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`mz` Mozambique
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`na` Namibia
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`ne` Niger
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`ng` Nigeria
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`rw` Rwanda
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`sn` Senegal
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`yc` Seychelles
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`sl` Sierra Leone
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`so` Somalia
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`za` South Africa
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`ss` South Sudan
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`sd` Sudan
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`sz` Swaziland
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`st` São Tomé and Príncipe
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`tz` Tanzania
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`tg` Togo
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`tn` Tunisia
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`ug` Uganda
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`zm` Zambia
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`zw` Zimbabwe
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#### Middle East (14)
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`bh` Bahrain
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`ir` Iran
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`iq` Iraq
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`il` Israel
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`jo` Jordan
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`kw` Kuwait
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`lb` Lebanon
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`om` Oman
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`ps` Palestine
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`qa` Qatar
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`sa` Saudi Arabia
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`sy` Syria
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`ae` United Arab Emirates
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`ye` Yemen
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#### Asia (30)
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`af` Afghanistan
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`bd` Bangladesh
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`bt` Bhutan
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`bn` Brunei
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`kh` Cambodia
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`cn` China
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`in` India
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`id` Indonesia
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`jp` Japan
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`kz` Kazakhstan
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`kg` Kyrgyzstan
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`la` Laos
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`my` Malaysia
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`mv` Maldives
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`mn` Mongolia
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`mm` Myanmar
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`np` Nepal
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`kp` North Korea
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`pk` Pakistan
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`ph` Philippines
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`sg` Singapore
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`kr` South Korea
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`lk` Sri Lanka
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`tw` Taiwan
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`tj` Tajikistan
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`th` Thailand
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`tl` Timor-Leste
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`tm` Turkmenistan
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`uz` Uzbekistan
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`vn` Vietnam
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#### Pacific (14)
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`au` Australia
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`fj` Fiji
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`ki` Kiribati
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`mh` Marshall Islands
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`fm` Micronesia
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`nr` Nauru
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`nz` New Zealand
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`pw` Palau
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`pg` Papua New Guinea
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`ws` Samoa
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`sb` Solomon Islands
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`to` Tonga
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`tv` Tuvalu
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`vu` Vanuatu
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## Build Your Own Up-to-Date Country Profiles
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See the [`factbook`](https://github.com/worlddb/factbook)
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command line tool and scripts for details.
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## Questions? Comments?
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Send them along to the [Open World Database (world.db) and Friends Forum/Mailing List](http://groups.google.com/group/openmundi).
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Thanks!
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