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February, 2005

Changes affecting status:

1. Afghanistan: listed two new provinces.
2. Haiti: possible new province of Nippes.
3. Iraq: possible change of capital of Salah ad-Din province.

Other data added:

1. Angola: added to Change history.
2. Dominican Republic: show new postal codes.
3. Haiti: added 2003 census.
4. Morocco: added 1994 and 2004 census.
5. New Zealand: added 2001 census.
6. Reunion: added 1999 census data, and Population history section.
7. Rwanda: added 2002 census data, areas, and more.

Secondary divisions:

1. Afghanistan: changed HASC codes to accommodate two new provinces.
2. Morocco: added 2004 census and modified the list.
3. Reunion: improved 1999 census data, added areas.
4. Rwanda: added 2002 census data and areas.

Site design changes:

Added postal code information to numerous pages. Most of this information comes from the Universal Postal Union's document on Postal Addresses.

Added text from the book "Administrative Subdivisions of Countries" to country listings for Morocco and its prefectures, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand and its districts, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Island, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tokelau, and Zimbabwe.