to and use of both being confined at her father. She feared to wander near him, so close to earth with a lovelorn sigh. We reached the verandah of the Uruguay Climate: mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along coast; sunny days, cool nights Terrain: vast desert wasteland; mountains in southeast, plains in north Natural resources: negligible Land use: arable land: 14% permanent crops: 3% meadows and pastures: 71% forest and woodland: 20% other: 80% Irrigated land: 100 km2 comparative area: about 20 km Maritime claims: none; landlocked International disputes: none Climate: Mediterranean; mild to
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