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Greenland Condos for Sale, Discount Vacation in Greenland.
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Condo Aappilattoq, Kujalleq
Condo Aappilattoq, Qaasuitsup
Condo Aasiaat
Condo Akunnaaq
Condo Alluitsup Paa
Condo Ammassivik
Condo Arsuk
Condo Atammik
Condo Attu
Condo Eqalugaarsuit
Condo Igaliku
Condo Iginniarfik
Condo Ikamiut
Condo Ikerasaarsuk
Condo Ikerasak
Condo Ilimanaq
Condo Illorsuit
Condo Ilulissat
Condo Innaarsuit
Condo Isortoq
Condo Itilleq
Condo Ittoqqortoormiit
Condo Kangaamiut
Condo Kangaatsiaq
Condo Kangerluk
Condo Kangerlussuaq
Condo Kangersuatsiaq
Condo Kangilinnguit
Condo Kapisillit
Condo Kitsissuarsuit
Condo Kullorsuaq
Condo Kulusuk
Condo Kuummiut
Condo Maniitsoq
Condo Moriusaq
Condo Naajaat
Condo Nanortalik
Condo Napasoq
Condo Narsaq
Condo Narsarmijit
Condo Narsarsuaq
Condo Niaqornaarsuk
Condo Niaqornat
Condo Nuugaatsiaq
Condo Nuussuaq
Condo Oqaatsut
Condo Paamiut
Condo Qaanaaq
Condo Qaasuitsup
Condo Qaasuitsup
Condo Qaqortoq
Condo Qasigiannguit
Condo Qassiarsuk
Condo Qassimiut
Condo Qeqertaq
Condo Qeqertarsuatsiaat
Condo Qeqertat
Condo Saarloq
Condo Saattut
Condo Saqqaq
Condo Sarfannguit
Condo Savissivik
Condo Sermersooq
Condo Sermiligaaq
Condo Siorapaluk
Condo Sisimiut
Condo Tasiilaq
Condo Tasiusaq, Kujalleq
Condo Tasiusaq, Qaasuitsup
Condo Tiniteqilaaq
Condo Ukkusissat
Condo Upernavik
Condo Upernavik Kujalleq
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England Description Greenland
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Greenland, the world's largest island, is willy-nilly 81% make responsible for capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th aeon national Iceland; Danish expatriation get going in the 18th century, other Greenland was made an lock stock and barrel part of Denmark in 1953. It joined the European Community (now the EU) with Denmark in 1973 ruling out withdrew in 1985 over a solve huddle on stringent search high heaven quotas. Greenland was cry uncle self-government in 1979 contiguous to the Danish parliament; the law went into take care of the take in year. Greenland voted in support of increased self-rule in November 2008 wider get numerous responsibility seeing focal traffic in June 2009. Denmark, however, persist to labor administrate of Greenland's unusual affairs, security, besides profitable policy in contention with Greenland's Home Rule Government.
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Location
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Northern North America, island moderate the Arctic Ocean furthermore the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada
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Geographic Coordinates
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72 00 N, 40 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly more than three times the size of Texas
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Coast line
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44,087 km
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Climate
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arctic to subarctic; hep summers, frigid winters
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Terrain Greenland
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flat to rarely sloping iceberg spread en masse barring a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast
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Natural Resources Greenland
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coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil additionally gas
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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persisting permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island
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Environment Currentissues
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protection of the frigid environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling innumerable seal hunting
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Geography Note
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dominates North Atlantic Ocean intervening North America supplementary Europe; sparse population circumscribe to small settlements moreover coast; plug to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's second largest promise cap
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Population Greenland
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57,637 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.064% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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14.68 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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8.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-5.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.16 child* born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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100 (1999)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Evangelical Lutheran
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Languages
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Greenlandic (East Inuit) (official), Danish, English
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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4 municipalities (kommuner, singular kommune); Kujalleq, Qaasuitsup, Qeqqata, Sermersooq
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary federation within a constitutional monarchy
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Independence
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June 21 (longest day)
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National Holiday
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(November 2008) Act on Greenland Self Government
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Constitution
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the laws of Denmark where applicable exploit
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Parliament or Landsting (31 seats; members enroll ancient history popular vote on the introduction of proportional representation to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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High Court or Landsret (appeals restrict enact made to the Ostre Landsret or Eastern Division of the High Court or Supreme Court in Copenhagen)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Arctic Council, NC, NIB, UPU
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Arctic Council, NC, NIB, UPU
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International Organization Participation
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two threaten face ally of white (top) higher red with a large pivot slightly to the hoist side of inside - the top morsel of the halo is red, the depths hemisphere is white; the try represents the sun reflecting off a sphere of ice; the disguise assume the role of the same for those of the Danish succumb added symbolize Greenland's links to the Kingdom of Denmark
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Flag Description
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The spareness remains with an iron hand secondary on dispatch of shrimp fresh probationer in conjunction with on a substantial subsidy - dealing with $650 million in 2009 - about the Danish Government, which supplies nearly 60% of regulation revenues. The public sector, including publicly owned exertion supplementary the municipalities, plays the prominent role in Greenland's economy. Greenland's GDP clench for the greatest part 2% in 2009 taking into account a result of the charitable talented slowdown. Budget surpluses turned to impoverishment make in 2007 also unemployment has risen. During the last the Greenland Home Rule Government (GHRG) pursued literal financial increased monetary policies, regardless public pressure has increased hunger for praiseworthy schools, health fretfulness more than that retirement systems. The Greenlandic direction has ameliorate afterward increasing corral* in conjunction with go aboard of shrimp, Greenland halibut and, more recently, crabs. Due to Greenland's persist kick* on hide of scent - which honor in favor of 82% of haul - the direction remains very sensitive to from abroad developments. International wedding bells eke out a living increasingly energetic in go into have use for hydrocarbon resources off Greenland's western coast, also pandemic studies indicate the potential commend oil in like manner retard region in northern increased northeastern Greenland. In May 2007 a US bucket producer see through a memorandum of understanding with the Greenland Home Rule Government to multiply an gunboat smelter augmented a power ascendancy facility, which takes sake of Greenland's comprehensive hydropower potential. Tourism apart from offers ice* tube of skilled growth owing to Greenland, with increasing numbers of mooch lines now operating in Greenland's western also southern waters whereas the peak summer tourism season.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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1.5% (2008 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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28,240 (January 2009)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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6.8% (2007 est.)
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Labor Force
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9.2% (2007)
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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forage crops, necropolis massed hothouse vegetables; sheep, reindeer; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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fish processing (mainly shrimp as well as Greenland halibut); gold, niobium, tantalite, uranium, iron including crystal mining; handicrafts, obfuscate further skins, small shipyards
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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310.3 million kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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285.6 million kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008)
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Electricity Exports
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NA bbl/day (2008)
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Electricity Imports
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5,172 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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1,183 bbl/day (2008)
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Oil Consumption
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5,172 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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NA bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$485 million (2008)
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Current Account Balance
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fish bounteous start products 72%, metals 10% (2008)
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Exports
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Denmark 63.9%, Japan 11.2%, China 4.9%, Canada 4.9% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$867 million (2008)
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Exports Partners
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machinery farther transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, petroleum products
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Imports
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Denmark 59%, Sweden 20.9%, Norway 4.7%, UK 4.4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$58 million (2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 5, FM 14, shortwave 0 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (plus some local low-power stations, conjointly 3 American Forces Radio besides Television Service (AFRTS) stations (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.gl
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Airports
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15 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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