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To: Neocon who wrote (11360)	4/30/2002 4:29:36 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

We are also a civilized species WW2 WW1 American Civil War Napoleonic Wars Hundred Years War ...........................................................................................................

To: Neocon who wrote (11360)	4/30/2002 4:31:00 PM
From: Bald Eagle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

From WHO ( NOT the rock group!) Excuse the format, cut and paste didn't work too good: Several of these countries are not in East Africa. Note that "moderate" Arab country, Egypt, has a 97% prevalence rate! Nigeria is very much a part of west Africa. Yes, it is true we are a species capable of many things, barbarism is one that we are very good at it, IMO. I guess I don't have my rose colored glasses on today like you seem to :-) Table 1. Current estimates of female genital mutilation Country Female population Prevalence(%) Number Benin 2 730 000 50 1 365 000 Burkina Faso 5 224 000 70 3 656 800 Cameroon 6 684 000 20 1 336 800 Central African Rep. 1 767 000 43 759 810 Chad 3 220 000 60 1 932 000 Côte d'Ivoire 7 089 000 43 3 048 270 Democratic Republic of the Congo 22 158 000 5 1 107 900 Djibouti 254 000 98 248 920 Egypt 28 769 000 97 27 905 930 Eritrea 1 777 000c 90 1 599 300 Ethiopia 2 087 000 85 24 723 950 Gambia 496 000 80 396 800 Ghana 8 784 000 30 2 635 200 Guinea 3 333 000 60 1 999 800 Guinea-Bissau 545 000 50 272 500 Kenya 13 935 000 50 6 967 500 Liberia 1 504 000 60 902 400 Mali 5 485 000 94 5 155 900 Mauritania 1 181 000 25 295 250 Niger 4 606 000 20 921 200 Nigeria 64 003 000 40 25 601 200 Senegal 4 190 000 20 838 000 Sierra Leone 2 408 000 90 2 167 200 Somalia 5 137 000 98 5 034 260 Sudan 14 400 000 89 12 816 000 Togo 2 089 000 50 1 044 500 Uganda 10 261 000 5 513 050 United Republic of Tanzania 15 520 000 10 1 552 000 Total 136 797 440