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  <title>NationMaster Stats Feed: Background Category</title>
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  <title>Background > Background</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/bac_bac</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; This entry usually highlights major historic events and current issues and may include a statement about one or two key future trends.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; All &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html&quot;&gt;CIA World Factbooks&lt;/a&gt; 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 273</description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Background > North American area codes > Caribbean and Bermuda > Codes</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/bac_nor_ame_are_cod_car_and_ber_cod</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; <br />
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; Wikipedia: &lt;a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_area_codes'&gt;List of North American area codes&lt;/a&gt;<br />
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 19</description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:31:58 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Background > National colours > Some well-known national colours > Primary colours</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/bac_nat_col_som_wel_nat_col_pri_col</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; <br />
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; Wikipedia: &lt;a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_colours'&gt;National colours&lt;/a&gt;<br />
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 73</description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Background > National colours > Some well-known national colours > Secondary colours</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/bac_nat_col_som_wel_nat_col_sec_col</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; <br />
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; Wikipedia: &lt;a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_colours'&gt;National colours&lt;/a&gt;<br />
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 22</description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 07:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Background > National bird</title>
  <link>http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/bac_nat_bir</link>
  <description>&lt;b&gt;Definition:&lt;/b&gt; The nation's &lt;a href=/graph-T/bac_nat_bir&gt;national bird&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Source:&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nzbirds.com&quot;&gt;New Zealand Birds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Number of countries:&lt;/b&gt; 79</description>
  <pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2006 13:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
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