21.   But the bike race seems to be part of a new government campaign to prove the south is secure.

22.   But the south is also the land of oranges and olive groves, of sunshine and fabulous cultural treasures still largely undiscovered by foreign tourists.

23.   Farther south was the preferred site of Okinawa, but that was still held by the United States in the wake of World War II.

24.   North America is rich, the south is not.

25.   The north is largely Muslim, while the south is predominantly Muslim.

26.   The south is a graveyard of failed public works projects, cloverleaf exchanges to nowhere and rusting factories and plants.

27.   The south is mainly Christian and animist, the north is Muslim.

28.   The south is heavily Pashtun, the foundation of Taliban support.

29.   The south is home to an internationally recognized government.

30.   The south is the last active Arab-Israeli war front.