1.   The region borders such trouble spots as Afghanistan and Iran.

2.   A bomb killed five people and wounded two others Friday when it exploded during railroad repair works in a Russian region bordering on breakaway Chechnya, police said.

3.   A resource-rich region bordering Central Asia, Xinjiang is a flashpoint for unrest in China.

4.   Mbeya region borders Zambia and has a history of murders as a result of superstition.

5.   That region borders Serb-held territory in neighboring Croatia.

6.   The Bihac region borders Serb-held territory in neighboring Croatia.

7.   The Dobrosin region borders the part of Kosovo controlled by U.S. forces.

8.   The mountainous northern region borders the Yugoslav republic of Montenegro and is well-known as a thriving center for smuggling.

9.   The region borders Serb-held territory in neighboring Croatia.

10.   The region borders Serbia, and is all that is left of the one-third of Croatia Serbs once held.