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E: 30/06 Win A Bradt Guide of Your Choice (travel guidebook)(x5)

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Identify this country using the following clues:

1) About 60 per cent of its population lives in the capital city
2) Both France and the USA have military stationed here
3) It’s the location of the world’s most saline lake outside Antarctica
4) It adopted its current name upon independence in 1977
5) It has one of the highest prevalences of female genital mutilation in the world, despite the practice being banned in 1994

Answer = Djibouti (+ your choice of guide)

Simply register with https://www.geographical.co.uk and type your answer below along with your choice of guide. Entries close 30 June 2011. For a full list of in-depth guides to popular & unusual destinations, visit http://www.bradt-travelguides.com/allguides.asp

Sources for Answers:
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti_(city)
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Djibouti#Foreign_military_within_Djibouti
3) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Assal_(Djibouti)
4) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti
5) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti#Health
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