Caribbean Sites

Caribbean Week -- Weekly news magazine.
MIT Caribbean Index -- Index of Caribbean sites by island.
Orrin's Caribbean Index -- Index of Caribbean tourist sites by category and island.
Eastern Caribbean Information Network -- Index of business and governmental organizations in the Caribbean.

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Anegada (BVI)

      Language: English
     Source of Information:
#1

      For more information, go to British Virgin Islands.

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Anguilla

      Capital: The Valley
      Population: 8960 (1992)
      Language: English
      Area: 35 sq. mi. (91 sq. km.)
      Web Site:
Anguilla's Home Page
         (http://galaxy.cau.edu/Anguilla/anguilla.html )

     Source of Information: #1

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Antigua & Barbuda

      Population: 65,962 (1991)
      Language: English
      Constituent Islands: Antigua; Barbuda
      Web Site:
Welcome to Antigua & Barbuda
         (http://www.interknowledge.com/antigua-barbuda/aghome01.htm )

     Source of Information: #1

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Antigua (Antigua & Barbuda)

      Capital: St. John's
      Language: English
      Area: 108 sq. miles (280 sq. km.)
      Source of Information:
#1

     For more information, go to Antigua & Barbuda.

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Aruba

      Web Site: Aruba On-Line
         (http://www.olmco.com/aruba/ )

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Bahamas

      Capital: New Providence, Nassau
      Population: 264,000
      Language: English
      Area: 5,380 sq. mi. (13,935 sq. km.)
      Flower: Ginger Thomas (Source #11)
      Bird: American Flamingo (Source #2)
      Constituent Islands: Nassau; . . .
      Web Site:
Facts on the Bahamas
         (http://TheBahamas.com/realest/facts.htm )

     Source of Information: #1

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Barbados

      Capital: Bridgetown
      Population: 260,491 (1990)
      Language: English
      Area: 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km.)
      Newspaper(s): Barbados Advocate
      Web Site:
Welcome to Barbados -- Isle of Dreams
         (http://www.acc.umu.se/~brian/barbados/barbados.html)

      Newspapers:
      Nation Online
         (http://www.sunbeach.net/comp/nation/nationhome.html)
      Barbados Advocate
         (http://www.advocatenews.com/)

     Source of Information: #1

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Barbuda (Antigua & Barbuda)

      Capital: Codrington
      Language: English
      Area: 62 sq. miles (62 sq. km.)
      Source of Information:
#1

      For more information, go to Antigua & Barbuda.

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Belize

      Capital: Belmopan
      Population: 189,392 (1991)
      Language: English
      Area: 8,866 sq. mi. (22,963 sq. km.)
      Bird: Keel-Billed Toucan (Ramphastos Sulfuratus) (S. #3)
      Web Site:
Belize
         (http://www.belize.org/main/htm)

      Schools:
      University College of Belize
         (http://www.ucb.edu.bz)
      Saint Catherine Academy
         (http://www.serve.com/sca/)
      Belize Institute of Technology
         (http://www.icom.it/freeweb/bit/)

      Newspapers:
      The Reporter
         (http://www.belize.com/reporter.html)
      San Pedro Sun
         (http://www.ambergriscaye.com/sanpedrosun)

     Source of Information: #1

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Bermuda

      Capital: Hamilton
      Population: 58,460 (1991)
      Language: English
      Area: 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km.)
      Web Site:
Bermuda (index)
         (http://www.fes.uwaterloo.ca/u/kmayall/Bermuda/ )

     Source of Information: #1

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Bonaire (N.A.)

      Language: Dutch/Papiamento
      Area: 180 sq. mi.
      Web Site:
Bonaire Dutch Caribbean
         (http://www.interknowledge.com/bonaire/index.htm )
      Source of Information: #1

      For more information, go to Netherlands Antilles.

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British Virgin Islands

      Capital: Road Town, Tortola
      Population: 16,108 (1994)
      Language: English
      Area: 59.3 sq. mi.
      Constituent Islands: Virgin Gorda; Tortola; Anegada; 40 islands
      Newspaper(s): BVI Beacon; Island Sun
      Web Site:
Welcome to the British Virgin Islands
         (http://www.britishvirginislands.com/index.htm )

      Schools:
      Commonwealth Open University
         (http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/5703/)

     Source of Information: #1

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Carriacou (Grenada)

      Language: English/French patois
      Source of Information:
#1

      For more information, go to Grenada.

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Cayman Islands

      Capital: George Town, Grand Cayman
      Population: 31,200 (1994)
      Language: English
      Area: 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km.)
      Web Site:
Cayman Islands Information
         (http://cayman.com.ky/cayman.htm )

     Source of Information: #1

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Cuba

      Capital: Havana
      Population: 11,000,000 (1994)
      Language: Spanish
      Area: 44,200 sq. mi. (114,478 sq. km.)
      Web Site:
Cubaweb
         (http://www.cubaweb.cu/)

      Schools:
      Universidades de la Republica de Cuba
         (http://www.web.net/cuba_university/)

      Newspapers & Journals:
      Radio Havana Cuba
         (http://www.radiohc.org)
      Cuba Press (magazine published by Cuban exile community)
         (http://www.cubapress.com/)

     Source of Information: #1

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Curacao (N.A.)

      Language: Dutch/Papiamento
      Area: 278 sq. mi.
      Web Sites:
Curacao Home Page
     (http://www.iseeyou.com/curacao/curacao.html) and
      CyberSpace Curacao
     (http://www.cybercur.com)
     Source of Information: #1

      For more information, go to Netherlands Antilles.

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Dominica

      Capital: Roseau
      Population: 71,794 (1991)
      Language: English/French patois
      Area: 289.5 sq. mi. (748.5 sq. km.)
      Flower: Bois Carib (Sabinea Coronals) (Source #4)
      Bird: Sizarou/Imperial Parrot (Amazon Imperials) (S. #4)
      Web Site:
Essential Information about Dominica
         (http://www.delphis.dm/basics.htm)

      Newspapers:
      New Chronicle
         (http://www.delphis.dm/chron.htm)

     Source of Information: #1

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Dominican Republic

      Capital: Santo Domingo
      Population: 7,700,000 (1993)
      Language: Spanish
      Area: 18,712 sq. mi. (48,442 sq. km.)
      Web Site:
Republica Dominicana
         (http://www.latinworld.com/countries/republicadominicana/ )

      Schools:
      Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo
         (http://www.intec.edu.do)
      Universidad APEC
         (http://www.shu.edu/~rosarisa/apec.html)

      Newspapers & Magazines:
      Chercha (magazine)
         (http://members.aol.com/chercha000/index.htm)
      OMFE INFO (magazine)
         (http://www.hispanet.com/omfe/bole01.htm)
      Diario Electronico Dominicano (newspaper)
         (http://www.codetel.net.do/dedom/)
      Listin Diario (newspaper)
         (http://www.listin.com.do/)

     Source of Information: #1

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French Guiana

      Capital: Cayenne
      Population: 118,000 (1993)
      Language: French
      Area: 35,135 sq. mi. (90,909 sq. km.)
      Web Site:
French Guiana
         (http://physig.ph.kcl.ac.uk/local/cia/1994/83.html )

     Source of Information: #1

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Grenada

      Capital: St. George's
      Population: 386,000 (1991)
      Language: English/French patois
      Area: 133 sq. mi.
      Constituent Islands: Carriacou; Petit Martinque
      Web Site:
Grenada Front Page
         (http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ag52/grenada.htm )

      School:
      St. George's University
         (http://www.stgeorgesuniv.edu)

      Newspaper:
      Grenadian Voice
         (http://www.spiceisle.com/homepages/link/voice1.htm)

     Source of Information: #1

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Guadeloupe

      Capital: Basse-Terre
      Population: 386.000 (1991)
      Language: French
      Area: 1,372 sq. mi. (530 sq. km.)
      Web Site:
Welcome to Fact Sheet on Guadeloupe 1995
         (http://www.cieux.com/~philip/gdlpfact.html )

     Source of Information: #1

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Guyana

      Capital: Georgetown
      Population: 730,000 (1993)
      Language: English
      Area: 83,000 sq. mi. (214,970 sq. km.)
      Web Site:
News From Guyana
         (http://www.guyana.org/)

      Newspaper:
      Guyana Stabroek News
         (http://www.stabroeknews.com)

     Source of Information: #1

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Haiti

      Capital: Port-au-Prince
      Population: 6,260,000 (1992)
      Language: French/Creole
      Area: 10,714 sq. mi. (27,749 sq. km.)

      Newspapers & Magazines:
     
Haiti en Marche
         (http://home.earthlink.net/~hem/)
      Piman (magazine)
         (http://www.cam.org/~interso/piman.html)

     Source of Information: #1

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Jamaica

      Capital: Kingston
      Population: 2,460,000 (1992)
      Language: English
      Area: 4,243.6 sq. mi. (10,991 sq. km.)
      Bird: Streamer-Tail Hummingbird (Source #5)
      Web Site:
Unofficial Web Site on Jamaica
         (http://www.jamaicans.com/jam.htm)

      School:
      University of the West Indies, Mona
         (http://www.uwimona.edu.jm/)

      Newspaper:
      Gleaner Online
         (http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/)

     Source of Information: #1

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Jost Van Dyke (BVI)

      Language: English
      Source of Information:
#1

      For more information, go to British Virgin Islands.

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Martinique

      Capital: Fort-de-France
      Population: 359,572 (1992)
      Language: French/Creole
      Area: 425 sq. mi. (1,080 sq. km.)
     Source of Information:
#1

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Montserrat

      Capital: Plymouth
      Population: 11,957 (1991)
      Language: English
      Area: 39.5 sq. mi. (102 sq. km.)
      Flower: Lobster Claw (Heliconia Caribaea) (Source #6)
      Bird: Montserrat Oriole (Icterus Oberi) (Source #6)
      Web Site:
Montserrat Information Access Centre
         (http://members.aol.com/MontsIAC/monthome.htm )

      Newspapers & Magazines:
      Montserrat Reporter
         (http://www.tiac.net/users/wcwdaj/reporter/reporter.htm)

     Source of Information: #1

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Netherlands Antilles

      Capital: Willemstad, Curacao
      Population: 190,000 (1992)
      Language: Dutch/Papiamento
      Constituent Islands: Curacao; Bonaire; Saba; St. Maarten; St. Eustatius

      Newspaper: Amigoe (Dutch Language Antillean Newspaper)
         (http://www.iseeyou.com//amigoe/)

     Source of Information: #1

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Nevis (St. Kitts & Nevis)

      Capital: Charleston
      Population: 10,080 (1989)
      Language: English
      Area: 36 sq. mi. (93 sq. km.)
      Web Site:
Nevis, West Indies
         (http://www.nevis1.com)
     Source of Information: #1

      For more information, go to St. Kitts & Nevis.

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Petit Martinque (Grenada)

      Language: English/French patois
      Source of Information:
#1

      For more information, go to Grenada.

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Puerto Rico

      Capital: San Juan
      Population: 3,522,000
      Language: Spanish/English
      Area: 3,435 sq. mi. (8,897 sq. km.)
      Flower: Flamboyant (Source #11)
      Newspaper(s): San Juan Star
      Web Site:
Welcome to Puerto Rico
         (http://Welcome.toPuertoRico.org/)

      Schools:
      Universidad de Puerto Rico
         (http://www.upr.clu.edu/english/home.html)
      Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
         (http://www.pupr.edu/)
      Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico (Recinto de Ponce)
         (http://ponce.inter.edu/)
      Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico (Recinto Metropolitano)
         (http://coqui.metro.inter.edu/)

      Newspapers & Magazines:
      El Nuevo Dia (newspaper)
         (http://www.elnuevodia.com/)
      Bienvenidos Magazine
         (http://www.caribe.net/coral/)
      Puerto Rico Magazine
         (http://www.prmag.com/welcome.htm)
      El Cuart del Quenepon (magazine)
         (http://ponce.inter.edu/cuarto/quenepon.html)

     Source of Information: #1

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Saba (N.A.)

      Language: Dutch/Papiamento
      Area: 8 sq. mi.
      Web Site:
Saba
         (http://www.turq.com/saba/sainfo.html)

      Source of Information: #1

      For more information, go to Netherlands Antilles.

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St. Barthélemy

      Web Site: St. Barths Online
         (http://www.st-barths.com)

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St. Croix (USVI)

      Language: English
      Area: 84 sq. mi.
      Newspaper(s): St. Croix Avis
      Historical Geography:
Historical Geography of St. Croix
      Source of Information: #10

      For more information, go to United States Virgin Islands.

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St. Eustatius (N.A.)

      Language: Dutch/Papiamento
      Area: 13 sq. mi.
      Web Site:
St. Eustatius
         (http://www.turq.com/statia/facts.html)

      Source of Information: #1

      For more information, go to Netherlands Antilles.

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St. John (USVI)

      Language: English
      Area: 21 sq. mi.
      Newspaper(s): Tradewinds (St. John) (
www.tradewinds.vi)
      Source of Information: #10

      For more information, go to United States Virgin Islands.

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St. Kitts & Nevis

      Language: English
      Flower: Flamboyant (Source #8)
      Bird: Brown Pelican (Pelican Occidentals) (Source #8)
      Constituent Islands: St. Kitts; Nevis      

      Newspapers: Democrat; Labour Spokesman

     Source of Information:
#1

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St. Kitts (St. Kitts & Nevis)

      Capital: Basseterre
      Population: 31,380 (1989)
      Language: English
      Area: 68 sq. mi. (176 sq. km.)
      Source of Information:
#1

      For more information, go to St. Kitts & Nevis.

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St. Lucia

      Capital: Castries
      Population: 138,151 (1992)
      Language: English
      Area: 238 sq. mi. (616 sq. km.)
      Bird: St. Lucia Parrot (Amazona Versicolor) (Source #7)
      Web Site:
St. Lucia's Homepage
         (http://www.candw.lc/stlucia/stlucia.htm )

     Source of Information: #1

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St. Maarten (N.A.)

      Language: Dutch/Papiamento
      Area: 21 sq. mi.
      Source of Information:
#1

      For more information, go to Netherlands Antilles.

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St. Martin

      Web Site: St. Martin French Caribbean
         (http://www.interknowledge.com/st-martin/ )

     Source of Information: #1

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St. Thomas (USVI)

      Language: English
      Area: 32 sq. mi.
      Newspaper(s): Daily News
        One paper (
www.onepaper.com)

      Source of Information: #10

      For more information, go to United States Virgin Islands.

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St. Vincent & the Grenadines

      Capital: Kingstown
      Population: 107,598 (1991)
      Language: English
      Area: 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km.)
      Web Sites:
SVG Hotel & Tourism Association  (http://www.svghotels.com/)

                       SVG Tourism (http://www.svgtourism.com)

      Newspapers: The Herald
         (http://Heraldsvg.com)

     Source of Information: #1

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Suriname

      Capital: Paramaribo
      Population: 425,000 (1992)
      Language: Dutch/English
      Area: 63,036 sq. mi. (163,265 sq. km.)
      Web Site:
The Essence of Suriname
         (http://www.surinam.net/ )

     Source of Information: #1

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Tobago (Trinidad & Tobago)

      Language: English
      Area: 116 sq. mi. (300 sq. km.)
      Source of Information:
#1

      For more information, go to Trinidad & Tobago.

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Tortola (BVI)

      Language: English
      Newspaper(s): Island Sun
      Source of Information:
#1

      For more information, go to British Virgin Islands.

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Trinidad & Tobago

      Capital: Port of Spain, Trinidad
      Population: 1,234,388 (1990)
      Language: English
      Flower: Chaconia (Wind Poinsettia; Warscewiczia Cuccinea)
      Bird: Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus Rubber) (Source #9)
      Constituent Islands: Trinidad; Tobago
      Web Site:
Welcome to the Trinidad & Tobago Home Page
         (http://www.tidco.co.tt/ )

      Schools:
      Fatima College
         (http://www.fatima.edu.tt/)
      Saint Mary's College
         (http://www.wow.net/cic/welcome.htm)
      University of the West Indies - St. Augustine Campus
         (www.mainlib.uwi.tt)

      Newspapers:
      T&T Online Magazine
         (http://www.wow.net/wow_T&T/T&T_Online.html)
      Rainbow Voyager Magazine
         (http://www.wow.net/rainbows/)
      Trinidad Express (newspaper)
         (http://www.trinidadexpress.com)
      Trinidad Guardian (newspaper)
         (http://www.ttol.co.tt/)

     Source of Information: #1

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Trinidad (Trinidad & Tobago)

      Language: English
      Area: 1,864 sq. mi. (4,828 sq. km.)
      Source of Information:
#1

      For more information, go to Trinidad & Tobago.

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Turks & Caicos

      Capital: Cockburn Town, Grand Turk
      Population: 14,000 (1993)
      Language: English
      Area: 193 sq. mi.
     
     Source of Information:
#1

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United States Virgin Islands

      Capital: Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
      Population: 101,809 (1990)
      Language: English
      Flower: Ginger Thomas (Source #11)
      Bird: Bananaquit
      Constituent Islands: St. Croix; St. John; St. Thomas; Water Island
      Web Site:
America's Caribbean Paradise USVI
         (http://www.usvi.net/)
        Government of the Virgin Islands
        (http://www.usvi.org)

      Newspapers: Daily News; St. Croix Avis;
        Tradewinds (St. John) (www.tradewinds.vi)
        One paper (www.onepaper.com)

      Schools:
      University of the Virgin Islands
         (http://www.uvi.edu)

     Source of Information: #10

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Virgin Gorda (BVI)

      Language: English
      Source of Information:
#1

      For more information, go to British Virgin Islands.

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Lipske, Mike. "The RARE art of promoting nature by stirring pride." Smithsonian May 1994.

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Honychurch, Lennox. Dominica: Isle of Adventure. Baskingstoke: Macmillan Caribbean, 1991.

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Sherlock, Philip. Jamaica, the Fairest Isle: a Visitor's Guide. London: Macmillan Education, 1992.

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Fergus, Howard A. Montserrat: Emerald Isle of the Caribbean. London: Macmillan, 1983.

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Ellis, G. Saint Lucia: Helen of the West Indies. 2nd. ed. London: Macmillan, 1988.

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Ten Years of Progress: St. Kitts & Nevis: 10th Anniversary of Independence, September 19, 1993. St. Kitts: s.n.; 1993.

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Taylor, Jeremy. Trinidad & Tobago: an Introduction and Guide. London: Macmillan, 1991.

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Willocks, Harold W.L. The Umbilical Cord: The History of the United States Virgin Islands From Pre-Columbian Era to the Present. St. Croix, V.I.: The Author, 1995.

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Kingsbury, John M. 200 Conspicuous, Unusual, or Economically Important Tropical Plants of the Caribbean. Ithaca, NY: Bullbrier Press, 1988.

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