71.   Kazakstan borders on three ex-Soviet republics in Central Asia that share borders with Afghanistan.

72.   Jessore, which shares a border with the Indian state of West Bengal, is one of the few pockets where outlawed Maoist insurgents are active.

73.   Laos is strategically located in the center of the region, sharing common borders with Thailand, Burma, China, Vietnam and Cambodia.

74.   Like Pakistan, Tajikistan and Iran share long borders with Afghanistan.

75.   Malaysia, which shares a border with Indonesia on Borneo, said Sunday it would step up border patrols to keep out refugees.

76.   Mizoram is a predominantly Christian state that shares a border with Myanmar and Bangladesh.

77.   NATO Secretary General Willy Claes arrived in Oslo Wednesday for talks with leaders of the only alliance member which shares a border with Russia.

78.   Neither Lithuania nor Poland share a border with the main part of Russia.

79.   Norway and Poland are the only two NATO nations that share a border with Russia.

80.   Norway is the only member of NATO that shares a border with Russia.