1.   Arkansas is one of five states that ban sexual contact between consenting members of the same sex.

2.   DeLay has since banned any contact between his office and his brother over legislative matters.

3.   China claims Taiwan as a breakaway province, and both sides ban official contacts.

4.   Iran has no diplomatic ties and bans any contact with Israel, which it considers an arch-foe.

5.   Iran bans contact of any kind with Israel, its arch foe.

6.   Iran has no diplomatic ties and bans any contact with Israel, which it considers an enemy.

7.   It bans official contacts with the mainland, but trade and travel through third countries have boomed in recent years.

8.   Iran has no diplomatic ties with Israel and bans any contact with the Jewish state.

9.   It officially bans all contacts with the Jewish state, including trade and visits by the people of each side.

10.   Lebanon considers itself at war with Israel and bans any contact with it.