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Last Updated: Friday, 30 November 2007, 17:37 GMT
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Landmines: still a global issue
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As this map shows, there is still a long way to go before the world is free of anti-personnel landmines. The countries worst-affected are those which have experienced wars in the past 20 years. Some armed groups continue to use them.
Countries and regions affected
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Europe
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Middle East
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Africa
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Asia
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South America
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Albania
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Algeria
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Angola
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Afghanistan
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Chile
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Abkhazia
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Egypt
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Burundi
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Bhutan
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Colombia
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Armenia
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Iran
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Chad
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Burma
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Cuba
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
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Iraq
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Congo
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Cambodia
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Ecuador
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Croatia
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Israel/Palestinian Territories
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DR Congo
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China
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Falklands
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Cyprus
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Lebanon
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Eritrea
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India
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Nicaragua
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Denmark
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Morocco
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Ethiopia
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Laos
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Peru
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Georgia
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Oman
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Guinea Bissau
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Nepal
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Venezuela
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Greece
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Syria
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Libya
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North Korea
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Montenegro
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Tunisia
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Malawi
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Pakistan
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Moldova
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Yemen
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Mauritania
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South Korea
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Nagorno-Karabakh
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Mozambique
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Sri Lanka
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Russia
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Namibia
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Taiwan
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Serbia
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Niger
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Tajikistan
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Turkey
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Rwanda
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Thailand
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Senegal
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Vietnam
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Somaliland
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Swaziland
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Sudan
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Uganda
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Western Sahara
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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