11.   Papua New Guinea is immediately north of Australia and has large deposits of copper, gold, oil and gas.

12.   Burma has plentiful deposits of rubies, sapphires, jade and pearls.

13.   Congo has vast deposits of key minerals that include coltan, diamonds, copper, cobalt and gold, and large forests for timber.

14.   Diamonds are not mined in Thailand, but the country has deposits of rubies and sapphires.

15.   Ecuadorean and Peruvian troops battled in February over a disputed boundary in an area believed to have oil deposits.

16.   Ecuadorean and Peruvian troops battled last month over a disputed boundary in an area believed to have oil deposits.

17.   He said banks were allowed to have foreign exchange deposits for the purpose.

18.   He said many small banks had few deposits.

19.   Ilnytsky told the Interfax news agency that three other offshore areas may also prove to have gas deposits.

20.   In a press statement, Tenaga said the rebate was credited into the January electricity bill to customers who have cash deposits with the company.