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Country | Land use (%)
Afghanistan | arable land: 12.13% permanent crops: 0.22% other: 87.65% (2001)
Albania | arable land: 21.09% permanent crops: 4.42% other: 74.49% (2001)
Algeria | arable land: 3.22% permanent crops: 0.25% other: 96.53% (2001)
American Samoa | arable land: 10% permanent crops: 15% other: 75% (2001)
Andorra | arable land: 2.22% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.78% (2001)
Angola | arable land: 2.41% permanent crops: 0.24% other: 97.35% (2001)
Anguilla | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2001)
Antarctica | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (ice 98%, barren rock 2%) (2001)
Antigua and Barbuda | arable land: 18.18% permanent crops: 4.55% other: 77.27% (2001)
Argentina | arable land: 12.31% permanent crops: 0.48% other: 87.21% (2001)
Armenia | arable land: 17.55% permanent crops: 2.3% other: 80.15% (2001)
Aruba | arable land: 10.53% (including aloe 0.01%) permanent crops: 0% other: 89.47% (2001)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all grass and sand) (2001)
Australia | arable land: 6.55% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) permanent crops: 0.04% other: 93.41% (2001)
Austria | arable land: 16.91% permanent crops: 0.86% other: 82.23% (2001)
Azerbaijan | arable land: 19.63% permanent crops: 2.71% other: 77.66% (2001)
Bahamas, The | arable land: 0.8% permanent crops: 0.4% other: 98.8% (2001)
Bahrain | arable land: 2.82% permanent crops: 5.63% other: 91.55% (2001)
Baker Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Bangladesh | arable land: 62.11% permanent crops: 3.07% other: 34.82% (2001)
Barbados | arable land: 37.21% permanent crops: 2.33% other: 60.46% (2001)
Bassas da India | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all rock) (2001)
Belarus | arable land: 29.55% permanent crops: 0.6% other: 69.85% (2001)
Belgium | arable land: 23.28% permanent crops: 0.4% other: 76.32% note: includes Luxembourg (2001)
Belize | arable land: 2.85% permanent crops: 1.71% other: 95.44% (2001)
Benin | arable land: 18.08% permanent crops: 2.4% other: 79.52% (2001)
Bermuda | arable land: 20% permanent crops: 0% other: 80% (55% developed, 45% rural/open space) (2001)
Bhutan | arable land: 3.09% permanent crops: 0.43% other: 96.48% (2001)
Bolivia | arable land: 2.67% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 97.54% (2001)
Bosnia and Herzegovina | arable land: 13.6% permanent crops: 2.96% other: 83.44% (2001)
Botswana | arable land: 0.65% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 99.34% (2001)
Bouvet Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (2001)
Brazil | arable land: 6.96% permanent crops: 0.9% other: 92.15% (2001)
British Indian Ocean Territory | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
British Virgin Islands | arable land: 20% permanent crops: 6.67% other: 73.33% (2001)
Brunei | arable land: 0.57% permanent crops: 0.76% other: 98.67% (2001)
Bulgaria | arable land: 40.02% permanent crops: 1.92% other: 58.06% (2001)
Burkina Faso | arable land: 14.43% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 85.38% (2001)
Burma | arable land: 15.19% permanent crops: 0.97% other: 83.84% (2001)
Burundi | arable land: 35.05% permanent crops: 14.02% other: 50.93% (2001)
Cambodia | arable land: 20.96% permanent crops: 0.61% other: 78.43% (2001)
Cameroon | arable land: 12.81% permanent crops: 2.58% other: 84.61% (2001)
Canada | arable land: 4.96% permanent crops: 0.02% other: 95.02% (2001)
Cape Verde | arable land: 9.68% permanent crops: 0.5% other: 89.82% (2001)
Cayman Islands | arable land: 3.85% permanent crops: 0% other: 96.15% (2001)
Central African Republic | arable land: 3.1% permanent crops: 0.14% other: 96.76% (2001)
Chad | arable land: 2.86% permanent crops: 0.02% other: 97.12% (2001)
Chile | arable land: 2.65% permanent crops: 0.42% other: 96.93% (2001)
China | arable land: 15.4% permanent crops: 1.25% other: 83.36% (2001)
Christmas Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% note: mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park (2001)
Clipperton Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all coral) (2001)
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Colombia | arable land: 2.42% permanent crops: 1.67% other: 95.91% (2001)
Comoros | arable land: 35.87% permanent crops: 23.32% other: 40.81% (2001)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | arable land: 2.96% permanent crops: 0.52% other: 96.52% (2001)
Congo, Republic of the | arable land: 0.51% permanent crops: 0.13% other: 99.36% (2001)
Cook Islands | arable land: 17.39% permanent crops: 13.04% other: 69.57% (2001)
Coral Sea Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)
Costa Rica | arable land: 4.41% permanent crops: 5.88% other: 89.71% (2001)
Cote d'Ivoire | arable land: 9.75% permanent crops: 13.84% other: 76.41% (2001)
Croatia | arable land: 26.09% permanent crops: 2.27% other: 71.65% (2001)
Cuba | arable land: 33.05% permanent crops: 7.6% other: 59.35% (2001)
Cyprus | arable land: 7.79% permanent crops: 4.44% other: 87.77% (2001)
Czech Republic | arable land: 39.8% permanent crops: 3.05% other: 57.15% (2001)
Denmark | arable land: 54.02% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 45.79% (2001)
Djibouti | arable land: 0.04% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.96% (2001)
Dominica | arable land: 6.67% permanent crops: 20% other: 73.33% (2001)
Dominican Republic | arable land: 22.65% permanent crops: 10.33% other: 67.02% (2001)
East Timor | arable land: 4.71% permanent crops: 0.67% other: 94.62% (2001)
Ecuador | arable land: 5.85% permanent crops: 4.93% other: 89.22% (2001)
Egypt | arable land: 2.87% permanent crops: 0.48% other: 96.65% (2001)
El Salvador | arable land: 31.85% permanent crops: 12.07% other: 56.08% (2001)
Equatorial Guinea | arable land: 4.63% permanent crops: 3.57% other: 91.8% (2001)
Eritrea | arable land: 4.95% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 95.02% (2001)
Estonia | arable land: 16.04% permanent crops: 0.45% other: 83.51% (2001)
Ethiopia | arable land: 10.71% permanent crops: 0.75% other: 88.54% (2001)
Europa Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mangrove forests and woodlands) (2001)
European Union | arable land: NA permanent crops: NA
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (99% permanent pastures, 1% other) (2001)
Faroe Islands | arable land: 2.14% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.86% (2001)
Fiji | arable land: 10.95% permanent crops: 4.65% other: 84.4% (2001)
Finland | arable land: 7.19% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 92.78% (2001)
France | arable land: 33.53% permanent crops: 2.07% other: 64.4% (2001)
French Guiana | arable land: 0.14% permanent crops: 0.05% other: 99.81% (90% forest, 10% other) (2001)
French Polynesia | arable land: 0.82% permanent crops: 5.46% other: 93.72% (2001)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Gabon | arable land: 1.26% permanent crops: 0.66% other: 98.08% (2001)
Gambia, The | arable land: 25% permanent crops: 0.5% other: 74.5% (2001)
Gaza Strip | arable land: 28.95% permanent crops: 21.05% other: 50% (2001)
Georgia | arable land: 11.44% permanent crops: 3.86% other: 84.7% (2001)
Germany | arable land: 33.85% permanent crops: 0.59% other: 65.56% (2001)
Ghana | arable land: 16.26% permanent crops: 9.67% other: 74.07% (2001)
Gibraltar | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Glorioso Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms) (2001)
Greece | arable land: 21.1% permanent crops: 8.78% other: 70.12% (2001)
Greenland | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Grenada | arable land: 5.88% permanent crops: 29.41% other: 64.71% (2001)
Guadeloupe | arable land: 11.24% permanent crops: 3.55% other: 85.21% (2001)
Guam | arable land: 9.09% permanent crops: 16.36% other: 74.55% (2001)
Guatemala | arable land: 12.54% permanent crops: 5.03% other: 82.43% (2001)
Guernsey | arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA (2001)
Guinea | arable land: 3.63% permanent crops: 2.58% other: 93.79% (2001)
Guinea-Bissau | arable land: 10.67% permanent crops: 8.82% other: 80.51% (2001)
Guyana | arable land: 2.44% permanent crops: 0.15% other: 97.41% (2001)
Haiti | arable land: 28.3% permanent crops: 11.61% other: 60.09% (2001)
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Holy See (Vatican City) | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (urban area) (2001)
Honduras | arable land: 9.55% permanent crops: 3.22% other: 87.23% (2001)
Hong Kong | arable land: 5.05% permanent crops: 1.01% other: 93.94% (2001)
Howland Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Hungary | arable land: 50.09% permanent crops: 2.06% other: 47.85% (2001)
Iceland | arable land: 0.07% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.93% (2001)
India | arable land: 54.4% permanent crops: 2.74% other: 42.86% (2001)
Indonesia | arable land: 11.32% permanent crops: 7.23% other: 81.45% (2001)
Iran | arable land: 8.72% permanent crops: 1.39% other: 89.89% (2001)
Iraq | arable land: 13.15% permanent crops: 0.78% other: 86.07% (2001)
Ireland | arable land: 15.2% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 84.77% (2001)
Israel | arable land: 16.39% permanent crops: 4.17% other: 79.44% (2001)
Italy | arable land: 27.79% permanent crops: 9.53% other: 62.68% (2001)
Jamaica | arable land: 16.07% permanent crops: 10.16% other: 73.77% (2001)
Jan Mayen | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Japan | arable land: 12.19% permanent crops: 0.96% other: 86.85% (2001)
Jarvis Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Jersey | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Johnston Atoll | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Jordan | arable land: 2.67% permanent crops: 1.83% other: 95.5% (2001)
Juan de Nova Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (90% forest) (2001)
Kazakhstan | arable land: 7.98% permanent crops: 0.05% other: 91.97% (2001)
Kenya | arable land: 8.08% permanent crops: 0.98% other: 90.94% (2001)
Kingman Reef | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Kiribati | arable land: 2.74% permanent crops: 50.68% other: 46.58% (2001)
Korea, North | arable land: 20.76% permanent crops: 2.49% other: 76.75% (2001)
Korea, South | arable land: 17.18% permanent crops: 1.95% other: 80.87% (2001)
Kuwait | arable land: 0.73% permanent crops: 0.11% other: 99.16% (2001)
Kyrgyzstan | arable land: 7.3% permanent crops: 0.35% other: 92.35% note: Kyrgyzstan has the world's largest natural growth walnut forest (2001)
Laos | arable land: 3.8% permanent crops: 0.35% other: 95.85% (2001)
Latvia | arable land: 29.67% permanent crops: 0.47% other: 69.86% (2001)
Lebanon | arable land: 16.62% permanent crops: 13.98% other: 69.4% (2001)
Lesotho | arable land: 10.87% permanent crops: 0.13% other: 89% (2001)
Liberia | arable land: 3.95% permanent crops: 2.28% other: 93.77% (2001)
Libya | arable land: 1.03% permanent crops: 0.19% other: 98.78% (2001)
Liechtenstein | arable land: 25% permanent crops: 0% other: 75% (2001)
Lithuania | arable land: 45.22% permanent crops: 0.91% other: 53.87% (2001)
Luxembourg | arable land: 23.28% permanent crops: 0.4% other: 76.32% (includes Belgium) (2001)
Macau | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% note: "green areas" represent 22.4% (2001)
Macedonia | arable land: 22.26% permanent crops: 1.81% other: 75.93% (2001)
Madagascar | arable land: 5.07% permanent crops: 1.03% other: 93.91% (2001)
Malawi | arable land: 23.38% permanent crops: 1.49% other: 75.13% (2001)
Malaysia | arable land: 5.48% permanent crops: 17.61% other: 76.91% (2001)
Maldives | arable land: 13.33% permanent crops: 16.67% other: 70% (2001)
Mali | arable land: 3.82% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 96.15% (2001)
Malta | arable land: 28.13% permanent crops: 3.13% other: 68.74% (2001)
Man, Isle of | arable land: 9% permanent crops: 0% other: 91% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (2002)
Marshall Islands | arable land: 16.67% permanent crops: 38.89% other: 44.44% (2001)
Martinique | arable land: 10.38% permanent crops: 9.43% other: 80.19% (2001)
Mauritania | arable land: 0.48% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 99.51% (2001)
Mauritius | arable land: 49.26% permanent crops: 2.96% other: 47.78% (2001)
Mayotte | arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA (2001)
Mexico | arable land: 12.99% permanent crops: 1.31% other: 85.7% (2001)
Micronesia, Federated States of | arable land: 5.71% permanent crops: 45.71% other: 48.58% (2001)
Midway Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Moldova | arable land: 55.3% permanent crops: 10.79% other: 33.91% (2001)
Monaco | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (urban area) (2001)
Mongolia | arable land: 0.77% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.23% (2001)
Montserrat | arable land: 20% permanent crops: 0% other: 80% (2001)
Morocco | arable land: 19.61% permanent crops: 2.17% other: 78.22% (2001)
Mozambique | arable land: 5.1% permanent crops: 0.3% other: 94.6% (2001)
Namibia | arable land: 0.99% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.01% (2001)
Nauru | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Navassa Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Nepal | arable land: 21.68% permanent crops: 0.64% other: 77.68% (2001)
Netherlands | arable land: 26.71% permanent crops: 0.97% other: 72.32% (2001)
Netherlands Antilles | arable land: 10% permanent crops: 0% other: 90% (2001)
New Caledonia | arable land: 0.38% permanent crops: 0.33% other: 99.29% (2001)
New Zealand | arable land: 5.6% permanent crops: 6.99% other: 87.41% (2001)
Nicaragua | arable land: 15.94% permanent crops: 1.94% other: 82.12% (2001)
Niger | arable land: 3.54% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 96.45% (2001)
Nigeria | arable land: 31.29% permanent crops: 2.96% other: 65.75% (2001)
Niue | arable land: 15.38% permanent crops: 11.54% other: 73.08% (2001)
Norfolk Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Northern Mariana Islands | arable land: 13.04% permanent crops: 4.35% other: 82.61% (2001)
Norway | arable land: 2.87% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.13% (2001)
Oman | arable land: 0.12% permanent crops: 0.14% other: 99.74% (2001)
Pakistan | arable land: 27.87% permanent crops: 0.87% other: 71.26% (2001)
Palau | arable land: 8.7% permanent crops: 4.35% other: 86.95% (2001)
Palmyra Atoll | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (forests and woodlands) (2001)
Panama | arable land: 7.36% permanent crops: 1.98% other: 90.66% (2001)
Papua New Guinea | arable land: 0.46% permanent crops: 1.44% other: 98.1% (2001)
Paracel Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Paraguay | arable land: 7.6% permanent crops: 0.23% other: 92.17% (2001)
Peru | arable land: 2.89% permanent crops: 0.4% other: 96.71% (2001)
Philippines | arable land: 18.95% permanent crops: 16.77% other: 64.28% (2001)
Pitcairn Islands | arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA (2001)
Poland | arable land: 45.91% permanent crops: 1.12% other: 52.97% (2001)
Portugal | arable land: 21.75% permanent crops: 7.81% other: 70.44% (2001)
Puerto Rico | arable land: 3.95% permanent crops: 5.52% other: 90.53% (2001)
Qatar | arable land: 1.64% permanent crops: 0.27% other: 98.09% (2001)
Reunion | arable land: 13.6% permanent crops: 1.2% other: 85.2% (2001)
Romania | arable land: 40.82% permanent crops: 2.25% other: 56.93% (2001)
Russia | arable land: 7.33% permanent crops: 0.11% other: 92.56% (2001)
Rwanda | arable land: 40.54% permanent crops: 12.16% other: 47.3% (2001)
Saint Helena | arable land: 12.9% permanent crops: 0% other: 87.1% (2001)
Saint Kitts and Nevis | arable land: 19.44% permanent crops: 2.78% other: 77.78% (2001)
Saint Lucia | arable land: 6.56% permanent crops: 22.95% other: 70.49% (2001)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | arable land: 13.04% permanent crops: 0% other: 86.96% (2001)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | arable land: 17.95% permanent crops: 17.95% other: 64.1% (2001)
Samoa | arable land: 21.2% permanent crops: 24.38% other: 54.42% (2001)
San Marino | arable land: 16.67% permanent crops: 0% other: 83.33% (2001)
Sao Tome and Principe | arable land: 6.25% permanent crops: 48.96% other: 44.79% (2001)
Saudi Arabia | arable land: 1.67% permanent crops: 0.09% other: 98.24% (2001)
Senegal | arable land: 12.78% permanent crops: 0.21% other: 87.01% (2001)
Serbia and Montenegro | arable land: 33.35% permanent crops: 3.2% other: 63.45% (2001)
Seychelles | arable land: 2.22% permanent crops: 13.33% other: 84.45% (2001)
Sierra Leone | arable land: 6.98% permanent crops: 0.89% other: 92.13% (2001)
Singapore | arable land: 1.64% permanent crops: 0% other: 98.36% (2001)
Slovakia | arable land: 30.16% permanent crops: 2.62% other: 67.22% (2001)
Slovenia | arable land: 8.6% permanent crops: 1.49% other: 89.91% (2001)
Solomon Islands | arable land: 0.64% permanent crops: 2% other: 97.36% (2001)
Somalia | arable land: 1.67% permanent crops: 0.04% other: 98.29% (2001)
South Africa | arable land: 12.08% permanent crops: 0.79% other: 87.13% (2001)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen) (2001)
Spain | arable land: 26.07% permanent crops: 9.87% other: 64.06% (2001)
Spratly Islands | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Sri Lanka | arable land: 13.86% permanent crops: 15.7% other: 70.44% (2001)
Sudan | arable land: 6.83% permanent crops: 0.18% other: 92.99% (2001)
Suriname | arable land: 0.37% permanent crops: 0.06% other: 99.57% (2001)
Svalbard | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (no trees, and the only bushes are crowberry and cloudberry) (2001)
Swaziland | arable land: 10.35% permanent crops: 0.7% other: 88.95% (2001)
Sweden | arable land: 6.54% permanent crops: 0.01% other: 93.45% (2001)
Switzerland | arable land: 10.42% permanent crops: 0.61% other: 88.97% (2001)
Syria | arable land: 25.22% permanent crops: 4.43% other: 70.35% (2001)
Taiwan | arable land: 24% permanent crops: 1% other: 75% (2001)
Tajikistan | arable land: 6.61% permanent crops: 0.92% other: 92.47% (2001)
Tanzania | arable land: 4.52% permanent crops: 1.08% other: 94.4% (2001)
Thailand | arable land: 29.36% permanent crops: 6.46% other: 64.18% (2001)
Togo | arable land: 46.15% permanent crops: 2.21% other: 51.64% (2001)
Tokelau | arable land: 0% (soil is thin and infertile) permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Tonga | arable land: 23.61% permanent crops: 43.06% other: 33.33% (2001)
Trinidad and Tobago | arable land: 14.62% permanent crops: 9.16% other: 76.22% (2001)
Tromelin Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (2001)
Tunisia | arable land: 17.86% permanent crops: 13.74% other: 68.4% (2001)
Turkey | arable land: 30.93% permanent crops: 3.31% other: 65.76% (2001)
Turkmenistan | arable land: 3.72% permanent crops: 0.14% other: 96.14% (2001)
Turks and Caicos Islands | arable land: 2.33% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.67% (2001)
Tuvalu | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Uganda | arable land: 25.88% permanent crops: 10.65% other: 63.47% (2001)
Ukraine | arable land: 56.21% permanent crops: 1.61% other: 42.18% (2001)
United Arab Emirates | arable land: 0.6% permanent crops: 2.25% other: 97.15% (2001)
United Kingdom | arable land: 23.46% permanent crops: 0.21% other: 76.33% (2001)
United States | arable land: 19.13% permanent crops: 0.22% other: 80.65% (2001)
Uruguay | arable land: 7.43% permanent crops: 0.23% other: 92.34% (2001)
Uzbekistan | arable land: 10.83% permanent crops: 0.83% other: 88.34% (2001)
Vanuatu | arable land: 2.46% permanent crops: 7.38% other: 90.16% (2001)
Venezuela | arable land: 2.95% permanent crops: 0.92% other: 96.13% (2001)
Vietnam | arable land: 19.97% permanent crops: 5.95% other: 74.08% (2001)
Virgin Islands | arable land: 11.76% permanent crops: 2.94% other: 85.29% (2001)
Wake Island | arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Wallis and Futuna | arable land: 5% permanent crops: 25% other: 70% (2001)
West Bank | arable land: 16.9% permanent crops: 18.97% other: 64.13% (2001)
Western Sahara | arable land: 0.02% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.98% (2001)
World | arable land: 10.73% permanent crops: 1% other: 88.27% (2001)
Yemen | arable land: 2.78% permanent crops: 0.24% other: 96.98% (2001)
Zambia | arable land: 7.08% permanent crops: 0.03% other: 92.9% (2001)
Zimbabwe | arable land: 8.32% permanent crops: 0.34% other: 91.34% (2001)
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