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Graeme Virtue Given that its countries are so high-functioning and, statistically, contented, Scandinavia doesn't half produce some downbeat dramatic fare.

Its countries are "somewhere, over there" in the back end of Europe, crouching between the desirable vacation mainstays of Italy and Greece.

But Latin America is a low-aid continent: almost all its countries are very low-aid countries (that is, they receive less – usually far less – than 1% of their gross national income in aid).

In North America the figure is 40%.Africa's trade looks all the more meagre given that many of its countries are landlocked; so much of what crosses its internal borders is on its way to or from other continents.

Opinion polls show that almost two-thirds of Africans think this year will be better than last, double the European rate.Africa is too big to follow one script, so its countries are taking different routes to becoming better places.

This era is a crucial period in the status of the African continent as many of its countries are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of independence.

America bought the region time and, by 1975, its countries were "in better shape" to stand up to them.

Tension between Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea which all have common borders have worsened, with the Guinean government declaring that the 500,000 refugees in its country are causing instability.

That's what this city and its country are supposed to be -- a land of innovation.

For Pakistan's military government, keeping Al Qaeda and Mr. bin Laden out of its country is a point of pride.

The Nauruan authorities have reportedly taken exception to the suggestion the healthcare in its country is not adequate.