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| | NationMaster - World Statistics, Country Comparisons |
 | | The United Kingdom is leading the mission in Helmand, and plans to increase NATO's International Security Assistance Force from 9,000 to 21,000 by November this year. |
 | | To the question 'what three issues or concerns do you feel most impact your daily life or family' most respondents focused on security, corruption and unemployment, though only 4% thought ethnic/religious tension was serious enough to be on the list (November 2005). |
 | | In particular, up-to-date information on annual rate of growth listed in percentages (with Afghanistan leading the way at an astonishing 4.8%) and births per 1,000 people (Niger is #1 at 51 births), may start more than one debate about the world's overpopulation. |
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