1.   Much of Namibia is arid country and only fit for raising goats.

2.   In the arid wine country of Eastern Washington, irrigation is crucial for the survival of the vines.

3.   Botswana, a France-size arid country in southern Africa, saw its Peace Corps contingent leave for good last year.

4.   Heavy unseasonable thunderstorms moved through the center of the arid country Tuesday night and early Wednesday.

5.   Labor groups in the arid West African country accuse the gendarmes of torturing and killing Ouedraogo after hauling him into detention for fighting with officers about a parking violation.

6.   Niger, an arid West African country that ranks among the poorest places in the world, is struggling to maintain little more than a subsistence economy.

7.   Torrential rains occur sporadically during the wet season in this vast arid West African country, causing rivers of water and mud to rush across the barren soil.

8.   Part of northeastern Spain including the Pyrenees region receives between two and ten times more rain each year than the rest of the semi-arid to arid country.