101.   The former Soviet republic also is a world leader in on-the-job deaths in the coal industry.

102.   The four republics are Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Russia.

103.   The former Soviet republic has been without a parliament since March, when President Nursultan Nazarbayev dissolved the old parliament, saying its election had been invalid.

104.   The Indian Ocean republic was shocked.

105.   The Iranian government hopes to collect duties on goods moving to and from Central Asia, whose republics are rich in resources and hungry for Western consumer goods.

106.   The IMF strongly rejected that, saying all six former Yugoslav republics are equal successors.

107.   The Kremlin insists the republic is still part of Russia.

108.   The mountain republic is one of the few places outside the United States where the new drug is available.

109.   The republics are in the volatile northern Caucasus Mountains region.

110.   The rain came as a surprise as this Indian Ocean republic has been experiencing a drought.