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A patron at the reference desk needs to know:
[1] how many sovereign countries were on the globe in 1992
[2] how many sovereign countries were on the globe in 1993
[3] if any have split up / been absorbed since Jan.1, 1994
 
Thanks in advance.  Our statistical sources' figures are too old.
 
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