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Recent history, foreign relations, economics, statistics, plus a bibliography. Areas: Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia; the Far East and Australasia; South Asia
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Search for historical and contemporary facts and figures, find background information, and connect with some academic sources using reference titles in print and online.