11.   The council comprises mainly Afrikaans academics and lawyers and Afrikaner cultural activists.

12.   The council comprises the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation plus the countries of eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

13.   The council of state comprises three faction leaders and three civilians.

14.   The council comprises three permanent members -- Yeltsin, plus Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, considered a moderate, and its secretary Oleg Lobov, a leading conservative hardliner.

15.   The council comprises NATO plus the countries of eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.