61.   So who is running Zaire, the vast central African country thrust into chaos by the ethnic hatred of its neighbors to the east?

62.   The fighting drew in the armies of six African nations and split the vast central African country into government- and rebel-held sides.

63.   The government has set up local self-defense militias in the vast country, though the militants have often sought to punish villages that arm themselves.

64.   The government lost control of about two-thirds of the vast country and holds the rest with the military help of Zimbabwe, Angola and Namibia.

65.   The government has set up local self-defense militias in the vast country, though the militants have often sought to punish remote villages that arm themselves.

66.   The last elections were held on three separate dates to allow security forces to move across the vast country to protect voters and candidates.

67.   The shooting could throw this vast Central African country into further turmoil.

68.   The vast Southwest African country boasts huge reserves of oil, gas and diamonds, as well as hydroelectric and agricultural potential.

69.   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.

70.   UNITA has rearmed and in recent months has attacked outlying villages and towns in the vast country, according to Chicote.