21.   Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority are sending delegates, as are most Gulf states and some from North Africa.

22.   It also has to be decided which factions of rebel groups fighting to overthrow the government would be represented, and how many delegates they should send.

23.   Iraq is among the countries that have not yet said they will send delegates.

24.   It was last fall before Pope John Paul II was informed of the scandal in his home country and two delegates were sent to Poznan, he said.

25.   North and South Korea sent low-level delegates from government-affiliated research institutes to the three-day conference.

26.   North Korea and Laos did not send delegates.

27.   Puerto Ricans carry U.S. passports and send delegates to the Democratic and Republican presidential conventions, but have no vote in the presidential elections.

28.   Puerto Ricans carry U.S. passports and send delegates to the party presidential conventions, but have no vote in the presidential elections.

29.   Rebel participation was thrown into doubt after spokesman Adem Demaci recommended against sending delegates.

30.   Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Algeria were the only Arab League countries that did not send delegates to the summit.