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Sahara is from the Arabic word sahra, meaning “desert.” So saying Sahara Desert is redundant.

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Dear Globetrotter:

Azerbaijan was the first Muslim country to extend suffrage to women, in 1918.

Borneo is the world's only island divided between three countries: Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia.

There are basically two types of overseas emergency-medical-evacuation policies. First is the type of coverage supplied by Divers Alert Network, or DAN (Durham, NC; 800/446-2671, www.diversalertnetwork.org).

DAN is primarily designed for scuba divers, but anyone can join. Their basic coverage is called "DAN Membership," and for a year's protection the cost is $35 for an individual or $55 for a family (including spouse or domestic partner and children under 24 in school and unmarried).