This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Asia. It includes both fully recognized states, states with limited recognition, and dependent territories of both Asian and non-Asian states.

The divisions between Asia and Europe occur at the Ural Mountains, Ural River and Caspian Sea in the east, the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea with its outlets, Bosporus and Dardanelles in the south. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey are considered part of both Europe and Asia. Armenia and Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia, but are sociopolitically European countries. The division between Asia and Africa is usually considered to be the Suez Canal, placing the Sinai peninsula in Asia, and therefore Egypt may be included as an Asian state.

The division between Asia and Australasia (Oceania) is disputed, and placed somewhere between Java and New Guinea. Indonesia spans both areas, but is considered to be Asian. East Timor is sometimes considered to be part of Australasia, but due to its being surrounded by Indonesia and its once being part of Indonesia, it is considered Asian. Papua New Guinea is occasionally considered Asian by virtue of neighbouring Indonesia, but this is rare, and it is generally accepted to be part of Australasia. The division between Asia and North America is considered to be the Bering strait. Some of the Aleutian Islands may be considered as Asian.

Sovereign states[link]

A sovereign state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a population for whom it makes decisions in the national interest.^[1] According to the Montevideo convention, a state must have a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states.^[2]

Recognized states[link]

The 48 states in this list are all members of the United Nations.^[3]

Flag	Map	English short and formal names [4][5][6]	Domestic short and formal names[4][5]	Capital [6][7][8]	Population[a][b] [9]	Area[a][b] [10]
		Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan	Dari: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان — افغانستان (Afghānestān — Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Afghānestān) Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت — افغانستانت (Afghān̄istān — Afghānistān Islāmī Jumhūrīyat)	Kabul Dari: کابل (Kābul) Pashto: کابل (Kābul)	29,835,392	00652230 !652,230 km2 (251,827 sq mi)
		Armenia Republic of Armenia	Armenian: Հայաստան — Հայաստանի Հանրապետությու (Hayastan — Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun)	Yerevan Armenian: Երևան (Yerevan)	2,967,975	00029743 !29,743 km2 (11,484 sq mi)
		Azerbaijan[a][b] Republic of Azerbaijan	Azerbaijani: Azǝrbaycan — Azǝrbaycan Respublikası	Baku Azerbaijani: Bakı	8,372,373	00086600 !86,600 km2 (33,436 sq mi)
		Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain	Arabic: مملكة البحرين — البحرين‎ (Al Baḩrayn — Mamlakat al Baḩrayn)	Manama Arabic: المنامة‎ (Al Manāmah)	1,214,705	00000760 !760 km2 (293 sq mi)
		Bangladesh People's Republic of Bangladesh	Bengali: বাংলােদ — গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ (Bāṁlādesh — Gaṇaprajātantrī Bāṁlādesh)	Dhaka Bengali: ঢাকা (Ḍhākā)	158,570,535	00143998 !143,998 km2 (55,598 sq mi)
		Bhutan Kingdom of Bhutan	Dzongkha: འྲག་ཡ ఉ ལ — འྲག་གྷལ་ཁ (Druk Yul — Druk Gyalkhapb)	Thimphu Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུ (Thimphu)	708,427	00038394 !38,394 km2 (14,824 sq mi)
		Brunei Brunei Darussalam	English: Brunei Darussalam Malay: Brunei — Negara Brunei Darussalam	Bandar Seri Begawan English: Bandar Seri Begawan Malay: Bandar Seri Begawan	401,890	00005765 !5,765 km2 (2,226 sq mi)
		Cambodia Kingdom of Cambodia	Khmer: កមុពា — រពះាាាចរក កមុពា (Kâmpŭchéa — Preăhréachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa)	Phnom Penh Khmer: ភ្នំពេញ (Phnum Pénh)	14,701,717	00181035 !181,035 km2 (69,898 sq mi)
		China[b] People's Republic of China	Chinese: 中国 — 中华人民共和国 (Zhongguo — Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo)	Beijing Chinese: 北京 (Beijing)	1,336,718,015	09596961 !9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)
		Cyprus[b] Republic of Cyprus	Greek: Κύπρος — Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Kýpros — Kypriakí Dimokratí) Turkish: Kıbrıs — Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti	Nicosia Greek: Λευκωσία (Lefkosia) Turkish: Lefkoşa	1,120,489	00009251 !9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi)
		Georgia[a][b]	Georgian: საქართველო (Sak'art'velo)	Tbilisi / T'bilisi Georgian: თბილისი (T'bilisi)	4,585,874	00069700 !69,700 km2 (26,911 sq mi)
		India Republic of India	English: India — Republic of India Hindi: भार — भारत गणरा᭔य (Bhārat — Bhāratīya Gaṇarājya)	New Delhi English: New Delhi Hindi: नई दिल्ली (Naī Dillī)	1,189,172,906	03287263 !3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi)
		Indonesia[a] Republic of Indonesia	Indonesian: Indonesia — Republik Indonesia	Jakarta Indonesian: Jakarta	245,613,043	01904569 !1,904,569 km2 (735,358 sq mi)
		Iran Islamic Republic of Iran	جمهوری اسلامی ایران (Īrān — Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān)	Tehran Persian: تهران‎ (Tehrān)	77,891,220	01648195 !1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi)
		Iraq Republic of Iraq	Arabic: العراق — جمهورية العراق‎ (Al ‘Irāq — Jumhūrīyat al ‘Irāq)	Baghdad Arabic: بغداد‎ (Baghdād)	30,399,572	00438317 !438,317 km2 (169,235 sq mi)
		Israel State of Israel	Arabic: إسرائيل — دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل‎ (Isrā'īl — Dawlat Isrā'īl) Hebrew: יִשְרָאֵל — מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל ‎ (Yisra'el — Medinat Yisra'el)	Jerusalem (Claimed)[c] Hebrew: ירושלים‎ (Yerushalayim)	7,473,052	00020770 !20,770 km2 (8,019 sq mi)
		Japan	Japanese: 日本 — 日本国 (Nihon / Nippon — Nihon-koku / Nippon-koku)	Tokyo Japanese: 東京都 (Tokyo)	126,475,664	00377915 !377,915 km2 (145,914 sq mi)
		Jordan Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	Arabic: اﻷرُدن — المملكة الأردنية الهاشميه‎ (Al Urdun — Al Mamlakah al Urdunīyah al Hāshimīyah)	Amman Arabic: عمان‎ (Ammān)	6,508,271	00089342 !89,342 km2 (34,495 sq mi)
		Kazakhstan[a] Republic of Kazakhstan	Kazakh: Қазақстан — Қазақстан Республикасы (Qazaqstan — Qazaqstan Respūblīkasy) Russian: Казахстан — Республика Казахстан (Kazahstan — Respublika Kazahstan)	Astana Kazakh: Астана Russian: Астана (Astana)	15,522,373	02724900 !2,724,900 km2 (1,052,090 sq mi)
		Korea, North Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Korean: 조선 — 조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 (Chosŏn — Chosŏn-minjujuŭi-inmin-konghwaguk)	Pyongyang Korean: 평양 (Phyŏngyang)	24,457,492	00120538 !120,538 km2 (46,540 sq mi)
		Korea, South Republic of Korea	Korean: 한국 — 대한 민국 (Han’guk — Taehan Min’guk)	Seoul Korean: 서울 (Seoul)	48,754,657	00099720 !99,720 km2 (38,502 sq mi)
		Kuwait State of Kuwait	Arabic: دولة الكويت — اﻟﻜﻮﻳ‎ (Al Kuwayt — Dawlat al Kuwayt)	Kuwait City Arabic: الكويت‎ (Al Kuwayt)	2,595,628	00017818 !17,818 km2 (6,880 sq mi)
		Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz Republic	Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан — Кыргыз Республикасы (Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz Respublikasy) Russian: Кыргызстан — Кыргызская Республика (Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzskaja Respublika)	Bishkek Kyrgyz: Бишкек (Bishkek) Russian: Бишкек (Biškek)	5,587,443	00199951 !199,951 km2 (77,202 sq mi)
		Laos Lao People's Democratic Republic	Lao: ສາທາລະນະລດປະຊາທ ັ ປະໄຕປະຊາຊ ິ ນລາວ (Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao)	Vientiane Lao: ວຽງຈັນ (Viangchan)	6,477,211	00236800 !236,800 km2 (91,429 sq mi)
		Lebanon Lebanese Republic	Arabic: لبنان — الجمهورية اللبنانية‎ (Lubnān — Al Jumhūrīyah al Lubnānīyah)	Beirut Arabic: بيروت‎ (Bayrūt)	4,143,101	00010400 !10,400 km2 (4,015 sq mi)
		Malaysia	Malay: Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur[d] Malay: Kuala Lumpur	28,728,607	00329847 !329,847 km2 (127,355 sq mi)
		Maldives Republic of Maldives	Dhivehi: ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ — ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ (Dhivehi Raajje — Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa)	Malé / Male' Dhivehi: މާލެ (Maale)	394,999	00000298 !298 km2 (115 sq mi)
		Mongolia	Mongolian: Монго — Монгол улс (Mongol — Mongol uls)	Ulaanbaatar Mongolian: Улаанбаатар (Ulaanbaatar)	3,133,318	01564116 !1,564,116 km2 (603,909 sq mi)
		Myanmar / Burma Republic of The Union of Myanmar	Burmese: မြန်မာပြည် — ပြည်ထောင်စု သမ္မတ မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်‌ (Myanma — Pyidaungzu Myanma Naingngandaw)	Nya Pyi Taw Burmese: နေပြည်တော် (Nay Pyi Taw)	53,999,804	00676578 !676,578 km2 (261,228 sq mi)
		Nepal Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal	Nepali: नपाल — सघीय लोकताि᭠ᮢक गणत᭠ᮢ न ं पाल (Nepāl — Saṁghīya Loktāntrik Ganạ tantra Nepāl)	Kathmandu Nepali: काठमाडौं (Kāṭhmāḍauṁ)	29,391,883	00147181 !147,181 km2 (56,827 sq mi)
		Oman Sultanate of Oman	Arabic: عُمان — سلطنة عُمان‎ (‘Umān — Salţanat ‘Umān)	Muscat Arabic: مسقط‎ (Masqaţ)	3,027,959	00309500 !309,500 km2 (119,499 sq mi)
		Pakistan Islamic Republic of Pakistan	English: Pakistan — Islamic Republic of Pakistan Urdu: پَاکِسْتَان — اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان (Pākistān — Jamhūryat Islāmī Pākistān)	Islamabad English: Islamabad Urdu: اسلام آباد (Islāmābād)	187,342,721	00796095 !796,095 km2 (307,374 sq mi)
		Philippines Republic of the Philippines	English: Philippines — Republic of the Philippines Tagalog: Pilipinas — Republika ng Pilipinas	Manila English: Manila Tagalog: Maynila	101,833,938	00300000 !300,000 km2 (115,831 sq mi)
		Qatar State of Qatar	Arabic: قطر — دولة قطر‎ (Qaţar — Dawlat Qaţar)	Doha Arabic: الدوحة‎ (Ad Dawḩah)	848,016	00011586 !11,586 km2 (4,473 sq mi)
		Russia[a] Russian Federation	Russian: Росси́я — Российская Федерация (Rossija — Rossijskaja Federacija)	Moscow Russian: Москва (Moskva)	138,739,892	17098242 !17,098,242 km2 (6,601,668 sq mi)
		Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Saudi Arabia	Arabic: السعودية — المملكة العربية السعودية‎ (As Su‘ūdīya — Al Mamlakah al ‘Arabīyah as Su‘ūdīyah)	Riyadh Arabic: الرياض‎ (Ar Riyāḑ)	26,131,703	02149690 !2,149,690 km2 (830,000 sq mi)
		Singapore Republic of Singapore	Chinese: 新加坡 — 新加坡共和国 Xinjiapo — Xinjiapo Gongheguo English: Singapore — Republic of Singapore Malay: Singapura — Republik Singapura Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் — சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசு (Chiṅkappūr — Chiṅkappūr Kuṭiyarachu)	Singapore Chinese: 新加坡 Xinjiapo English: Singapore Malay: Singapura Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் (Chiṅkappūr)	4,740,737	00000697 !697 km2 (269 sq mi)
		Sri Lanka Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka	Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා — ශ්රී ලංකා ප්රජාතාන්ත්රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (Shrī Laṁkā — Shrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika Samājavādī Janarajaya) Tamil: இலᾱைக — இலங்கை ஜனநாயக சமத்துவ குடியரசு (Ilaṅkai — Ilaṅkai Jaṉanāyaka Choṣhalichak Kuṭiyarachu)	Colombo Sinhala: කොළඹ (Kŏḷamba) Tamil: கொழும்ப (Kŏl̮umpu)	21,283,913	00065610 !65,610 km2 (25,332 sq mi)
		Syria Syrian Arab Republic	Arabic: ﺔُﺳ ِﻮرَا / ﺳ ِﻮر — جمهورية سوريا العربية‎ (Sūrīyah / Sūriyā — Al Jumhūrīyah al ‘Arabīyah as Sūrīyah)	Damascus Arabic: دمشق‎ (Dimashq)	22,517,750	00185180 !185,180 km2 (71,498 sq mi)
		Tajikistan Republic of Tajikistan	Tajik: Тоҷикистон — Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон (Tojikiston — Jumhurii Tojikiston)	Dushanbe Tajik: Душанбе (Dushanbe)	7,627,200	00143100 !143,100 km2 (55,251 sq mi)
		Thailand Kingdom of Thailand	Thai: ประเทศไทย — ราชอาณาจักรไทย (Prathet Thai — Ratcha Anachak Thai)	Bangkok Thai: กรุงเทพฯ (Krung Thep)	66,720,153	00513120 !513,120 km2 (198,117 sq mi)
		Timor-Leste[a] Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste East Timor Democratic Republic of East Timor	Portuguese: Timor-Leste — República Democrática de Timor-Leste Tetum: Timor Lorosa'e — Repúblika Demokrátika Timor Lorosa'e	Dili Portuguese: Dili Tetum: Dili	1,177,834	00014874 !14,874 km2 (5,743 sq mi)
		Turkey[a] Republic of Turkey	Turkish: Türkiye — Türkiye Cumhuriyeti	Ankara Turkish: Ankara	78,785,548	00783562 !783,562 km2 (302,535 sq mi)
		Turkmenistan	Turkmen: Türkmenistan	Ashgabat Turkmen: Aşgabat	4,997,503	00488100 !488,100 km2 (188,456 sq mi)
		United Arab Emirates	Arabic: اﻹﻣﺎرا — دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎ (Al Imārāt — Al Imārāt al ‘Arabīyah al Muttaḩidah)	Abu Dhabi Arabic: أبوظبي‎ (Abu Dhabi)	5,148,664	00083600 !83,600 km2 (32,278 sq mi)
		Uzbekistan Republic of Uzbekistan	Uzbek: O‘zbekiston — O‘zbekiston Respublikasi	Tashkent Uzbek: Toshkent	28,128,600	00447400 !447,400 km2 (172,742 sq mi)
		Vietnam / Viet Nam Socialist Republic of Vietnam	Vietnamese: Việt Nam — Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam	Hanoi Vietnamese: Hà Nội	90,549,390	00331210 !331,210 km2 (127,881 sq mi)
		Yemen Republic of Yemen	Arabic: اليمن — الجمهورية اليمنية‎ (Al Yaman — Al Jumhūrīyah al Yamanīyah)	Sana'a Arabic: صنعاء‎ (Şan‘ā’)	24,133,492	00527968 !527,968 km2 (203,850 sq mi)

Partially recognized and unrecognized states[link]

The 6 states in this list have varying levels of recognition, but are not members of the United Nations. All are defined as states by the declarative theory of statehood.

Flag	Map	English short and formal names	Status	Domestic short and formal names	Capital	Population	Area
		Abkhazia Republic of Abkhazia[11]	Claimed as an autonomous republic of Georgia.[12] Recognised by five UN states.[13]	Abkhaz: Аҧсуа (Apswa)[11]	Sukhumi / Sukhum[11] Abkhaz: Аҟəа (Akwa)[citation needed]	250,000[14]	8,660 km2 (3,344 sq mi)[12]
		Nagorno-Karabakh Nagorno-Karabakh Republic[15]	Claimed as part of Azerbaijan.[16] Recognised only by 3 non-UN states.[citation needed]	Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ — Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ Հանրապետություն[citation needed] (Lernayin Gharabaghi — Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut’yun)[15]	Stepanakert[15] Armenian: Ստեփանակերտ (Khankendi)[citation needed]	141,400[17]	7,000 km2 (2,703 sq mi)[18]
		Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus[19]	Claimed as part of the Republic of Cyprus. Recognised only by Turkey.[19]	Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs — Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti[citation needed]	Nicosia Turkish: Lefkoşa[20]	285,356[21]	3,355 km2 (1,295 sq mi)[10]
		Palestine State of Palestine	The unilaterally-declared State of Palestine has received diplomatic recognition from 124 states.[22]	Arabic: فلسطين — دولة فلسـطين‎ (Filastīn — As-Sulta Al-Wataniyya Al-Filastīniyya)	Jerusalem (claimed)[23] Ramallah / Gaza (de facto)[citation needed]	4,225,710[9]	6,220[10]
		South Ossetia Republic of South Ossetia	Claimed as part of Georgia.[24] Recognised by four UN states.	Ossetic: Хуссар Ирыстон — Республикæ Хуссар Ирыстон (Khussar Iryston — Respublikæ Khussar Iryston) Russian: Южная Осетия — Республика Южная Осетия (Yuzhnaya Osetiya — Respublika Yuzhnaya Osetiya)	Tskhinvali[24] Ossetic: Цхинвал or Чъреба (Chreba)[citation needed]	70,000[24]	3,900 km2 (1,506 sq mi)[25]
		Taiwan Republic of China[6][26]	Claimed as a province of the People's Republic of China, the government of Taiwan has not renounced claims over the mainland and is recognised as the government of China by 23 states including the Holy See.	Traditional Chinese: 臺灣/台灣 — 中華民國 (Táiwān — Zhōnghuá Mínguó)[citation needed]	Taipei[6][7]	23,071,779[9]	35,980 km2 (13,892 sq mi)[10]

Dependent territories and other territories[link]

The six entities in this list are either subject to a state they are not part of, or have a special political arrangement that was decided through an international agreement.

Flag	Map	English short and formal names	Status[27]	Domestic short and formal names	Capital	Population	Area[10]
		Akrotiri and Dhekelia The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia	British overseas territory	English: Akrotiri and Dhekelia — Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Episkopi Cantonment English: Episkopi Cantonment[7]	15,700[9][e]	254 km2 (98 sq mi)
		British Indian Ocean Territory[4][6]	British overseas territory	English: British Indian Ocean Territory	—	4,000[28][f]	54,400 km2 (21,004 sq mi)
		Christmas Island Territory of Christmas Island[4]	Territory of Australia	English: Christmas Island — Territory of Christmas Island	Flying Fish Cove[6] / The Settlement[7]	1,402[9]	135 km2 (52 sq mi)
		Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands[4]	Territory of Australia	English: Cocos (Keeling) Islands — Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands	West Island[7] / Bantam[6]	596[9]	14 km2 (5 sq mi)
		Hong Kong Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[6]	Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China	Chinese: 香港 — 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區 English: Hong Kong — Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China	Hong Kong[6]	7,122,508[9]	1,104 km2 (426 sq mi)
		Macau / Macao Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China/Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China[6]	Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China	Chinese: 澳門 — 中華人民共和國澳門特別行政區 Portuguese: Macau — Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China	Macau / Macao[6]	573,003[9]	28.2 km2 (10.9 sq mi)

Notes[link]

See also[link]

List of Asian countries by GDP

Notes[link]

lez:Азиядин гьукуматар

Steve Ford

Full name	Stephen Paul Ford
Date of birth	(1965-08-15)15 August 1965
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Height	6 ft
Weight	13 st 6 in
School	Rumney High School
Notable relative(s)	Phil Ford, brother Luke Ford son
Occupation(s)	carpet fitter
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	wing
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Rumney RFC Cardiff RFC
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1990-1991	Wales	8	(8)

Stephen Paul "Steve" Ford (born 15 August 1965 in Cardiff)^[1] was a Welsh international rugby union flanker. After being banned from rugby union for an act of professionalism, he was eventually allowed back into the sport and went on to represent the Wales national team. He played club rugby for Cardiff.

Rugby career[link]

Steve Ford played rugby as a schoolboy representing Rumney High School. He joined Rumney RFC but in 1985 he played in two trial matches for Leeds, a rugby league team. Although he never played for Leeds or any other league side, by attending the trials the Welsh Rugby Union deemed this an act of professionalism and suspended him from playing rugby union.^[2] In April 1985 Ford's suspension was lifted and he was allowed to play the game of union again, joining Cardiff.

In 1990 he won his first full international cap, facing Ireland as part of the 1990 Five Nations Championship. Ford was utilised on the wing, and scored a try on his debut. Despite this Wales lost the match 14-8.^[3] Ford was next selected for Wales on their 1990 Summer tour of Namibia. Ford played in both tour Tests against Namibia, Wales winning both.

After representing Wales against the touring Barbarians in October 1990, Ford was selected for the 1991 Five Nations Championship. Ford played in three of the Championship matches; the loss to England at Cardiff followed by a second defeat, this time to Scotland in which Ford scored his second and final international try. Ford's final home nations game was a draw with Ireland. Ford's final international was during the 1991 Wales tour of Australia, in which Wales were crushed 63-6 by Australia in Brisbane.

Although he never played in any of the matches of the tournament, Ford was part of the Wales team that participated in the 1991 Rugby World Cup, held in Wales. Despite not representing the Wales team in the years following, he was chosen for the Wales squad for the 1995 Rugby World Cup^[4] but again failed to be selected for any of the tournament games.

International matches played[link]

Wales

•  Australia 1991
• Barbarians 1990
•  England 1991
•  Ireland 1990, 1991
•  Namibia 1990, 1990
•  Scotland 1991

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