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CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY OF CHRISTIANITY
Daniel Patte, General Editor
Editorial Board | Preparing Contextual , Conceptual-Theological and Historical , and Methodological Entries | Overall List of Entries

Identifying Contextual Topics/Headings
As a prospective contributor, knowledgeable about Christianity in one or several nations, please select one nation at a time, and provide the General Editor using the downloadable template a list of what are, in your view,  the most important contextual features of Christianity in this nation. Under each nation's name you will find links to statistics and a template. (Active links are underlined and in red text, while links under construction are in black text). Statistics are based on Barrett, Kurian, and Johnson's World Christian Encyclopedia: A Comparative Survey of Churches and Religions in the Modern World. 2nd Ed.(Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2001).
Afghanistan
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Albania
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Algeria
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American Samoa
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Andorra
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Angola
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Anguilla
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Antarctica
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Antigua&Barbuda
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Argentina
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Armenia
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Aruba
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Australia
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Austria
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Azerbaijan
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Bahamas
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Bahrain
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Bangladesh
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Barbados
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Belgium
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Belize
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Belorussia
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Benin
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Bermuda
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Bhutan
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Bolivia
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Bosnia Herzegovina
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Botswana
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Bougainville
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Brazil
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Britian
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British Indian Ocean Territory
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British Virgin Islands
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Brunei
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Bulgaria
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Burkina Faso
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Burundi
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Cambodia
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Cameroon
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Canada
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Cape Verde
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Cayman Islands
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Central African Republic
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Chad
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Channel Islands
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Chile
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China
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Christmas Island
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Cocos Islands
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Colombia
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Comoros
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Congo-Brazzaville
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Congo-Zaire
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Cook Islands
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Costa Rica
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Croatia
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Cuba
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Cyprus
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Czech Republic
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Denmark
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Djibouti
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Dominica
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Dominican Republic
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Ecuador
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Egypt
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El Salvador
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Equatorial Guinea
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Eritrea
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Estonia
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Ethiopia
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Faeroe Islands
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Falkland Islands
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Fiji
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Finland
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France
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French Guiana
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French Polynesia
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Gabon
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Gambia
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Georgia
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Germany
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Ghana
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Gibraltar
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Greece
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Greenland
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Grenada
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Guadeloupe
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Guam
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Guatemala
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Guinea
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Guinea-Bissau
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Guyana
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Haiti
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Holy See
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Honduras
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Hungary
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Iceland
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India
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Indonesia
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Iran
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Iraq
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Ireland
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Isle of Man
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Israel
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Italy
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Ivory Coast
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Jamaica
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Japan
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Jordan
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Kazakhstan
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Kenya
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Kirghizia
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Kiribati
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Kuwait
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Laos
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Latvia
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Lebanon
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Lesotho
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Liberia
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Libya
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Liechtenstein
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Lithuania
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Luxembourg
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Macedonia
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Madagascar
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Malawi
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Malaysia
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Maldives
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Mali
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Malta
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Marshall Islands
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Martinique
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Mauritania
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Mauritius
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Mayotte
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Mexico
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Micronesia
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Moldavia
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Monaco
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Mongolia
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Montserrat
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Morocco
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Mozambique
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Myanmar
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Namibia
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Nauru
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Nepal
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Netherlands
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Netherlands Antilles
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New Caledonia
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New Zealand
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Nicaragua
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Niger
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Nigeria
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Niue Island
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Norfolk Island
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North Korea
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Northern Cyprus
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Northern Mariana Islands
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Norway
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Oman
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Pakistan
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Palau
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Palestine
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Panama
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Papua New Guinea
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Paraguay
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Peru
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Philippines
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Pitcairn Islands
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Poland
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Portugal
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Puerto Rico
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Qatar
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Reunion
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Romania
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Russia
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Rwanda
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Sahara
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Saint Helena
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Saint Kitts & Nevis
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Saint Lucia
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Saint Pierre & Miquelon
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Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
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Samoa
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San Marino
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Sao Tome & Principe
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Saudi Arabia
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Senegal
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Seychelles
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Sierra Leone
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Singapore
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Slovakia
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Slovenia
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Solomon Islands
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Somalia
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Somaliland
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South Africa
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South Korea
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Spain
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Spanish North Africa
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Sri Lanka
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Sudan
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Suriname
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Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands
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Swaziland
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Syria
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Taiwan
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Tajikistan
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Tanzania
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Thailand
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Timor
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Togo
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Tokelau Islands
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Tonga
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Tunisia
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Turkey
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Turkmenistan
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Turks & Caicos Islands
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Tuvalu
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Uganda
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Ukraine
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United Arab Emirates
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United States of America
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Uruguay
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Uzbekistan
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Vanuatu
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Venezuela
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Viet Nam
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Virgin Islands of the US
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Wallis and Futuna Islands
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Yemen
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Yugoslavia
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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last updated 18 February 2002