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Famous People with Clare roots: Brian Boru, Former Irish President Patrick Hillary, Sen. Chris Dodd, Frederick William Burton, John Holland (inventor of submarine), Daniel O'Connell, Eamon DeValera, Archbishop Clancy of Melbourne, Michael Cusack
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				User.lastName = response.lastName;
				User.birthDate = response.birthDate;
				User.createDate = response.createDate;
				User.title = response.title;
				User.company = response.company;
				User.address1 = response.address1;
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				User.state = response.state;
				User.zipcode = response.zipcode;
				User.country = response.country;
				User.custom1 = response.custom1;
				User.custom2 = response.custom2;
				User.custom3 = response.custom3;
				User.custom4 = response.custom4;
				User.custom5 = response.custom5;
				User.custom6 = response.custom6;
				User.custom7 = response.custom7;
				User.custom8 = response.custom8;
				User.custom9 = response.custom9;
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		editContent: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
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		buildContent: function(response){
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				UserContent.contentID = response.contentID;
				UserContent.contentType = response.contentType;
				UserContent.title = response.title;
				UserContent.status = response.status;
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				addFieldsToForm(form);
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		deleteComment: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
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			if(isAjax){
				extraQueryStr = getFieldsForForm();
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				addFieldsToForm(form);
			}
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, Comment.nullifyComment, returnFunction, "deleteComment", "/c", extraQueryStr);
		},
		
		updateComment: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			var extraQueryStr = null;
			if(isAjax){
				extraQueryStr = getFieldsForForm();
			} else {
				addFieldsToForm(form);
			}
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, Comment.buildComment, returnFunction, "updateComment", "/c", extraQueryStr);
		},
		
		buildComment: function(response){
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			Comment.website = null;
			Comment.title = null;
			Comment.comment = null;
			Comment.email = null;
			Comment.rating = null;
			Comment.ratingType = null;
			Comment.commentType = null;
			Comment.flagged = false;
			Comment.isAuthor = false;
			Comment.error = null;
			Comment.status = null;
			Comment.level = 0;
			Comment.parentID = 0;
			Comment.threadID = 0;
			Comment.id = 0;
			Comment.extID = null;		
		
			if(response.success == true){
				Comment.id = response.id;
				Comment.name = response.name;
				Comment.comment = response.comment;
				Comment.email = response.email;
				Comment.website = response.website;
				Comment.title = response.title;
				Comment.isAuthor = response.isAuthor;
				Comment.flagged = response.flagged;
				Comment.status = response.status;
				Comment.rating = response.rating;
				Comment.ratingType = response.ratingType;
				Comment.commentType = response.commentType;
				if(Comment.status == "AUTHOR"){
					Comment.isAuthor = true;
				} else if(Comment.status != "APPROVED") {
					Comment.flagged = true;
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			    Comment.id = response.id;
			    Comment.threadID = response.threadID;
			    Comment.parentID = response.parentID;
			    Comment.level = response.level;
			    Comment.extID = response.extID;
			} else {
				Comment.error = response.error;
			}
		},
		
		nullifyComment: function(response){
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				Comment.email = null;
				Comment.website = null;
				Comment.title = null;
				Comment.isAuthor = null;
				Comment.flagged = null;
				Comment.status = null;
				Comment.id = 0;
			    Comment.threadID = 0;
			    Comment.parentID = 0;
			    Comment.level = 0;
			    Comment.extID = null;
			} else {
				Comment.error = response.error;
			}
		}
	}	
	
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		aT : 0,
		myInterval : null,
		xPos : -1,
		yPos : -1,
		firstX : -1,
		firstY : -1,
		intervals : 0,
		cid :  87157007 ,
		did :  460717 ,
		d : 0,
		mT : 0
	}
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	document.onkeypress = lK;
	window.onload = rAT;

		Clickability.Comment = Comment;
		
		var p;
	var kP = 0;
	var	aT = 0;
	var myInterval = Clickability.SMTK.myInterval;
	var xPos = -1;
	var yPos = -1;
	var firstX = -1;
	var firstY = -1;
	var intervals = 0;
	var d = 0;
	var mT = 0;
	var cid =  87157007 ;
	var did =  460717 ;	
	
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		if (p.pageX || p.pageY) {
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			Clickability.SMTK.yPos = p.pageY;
		} else if (p.clientX || p.clientY) {
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			Clickability.SMTK.yPos = p.clientY + document.body.scrollTop + document.documentElement.scrollTop;
		}
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	function lK() {	
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	}

	function rAT() {
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	}
		
	function timedMousePos() {
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		if (Clickability.SMTK.xPos >= 0 && Clickability.SMTK.yPos >= 0) {
			var newX = Clickability.SMTK.xPos;
			var newY = Clickability.SMTK.yPos;
			Clickability.SMTK.intervals++;
		}
		if (Clickability.SMTK.intervals == 1) {
			Clickability.SMTK.firstX = Clickability.SMTK.xPos;
			Clickability.SMTK.firstY = Clickability.SMTK.yPos;
		} else if (Clickability.SMTK.intervals == 2) {
			clearInterval(Clickability.SMTK.myInterval);
			calcDistance(Clickability.SMTK.firstX,Clickability.SMTK.firstY,newX,newY);	
		}
	}


	function calcDistance(aX,aY,bX,bY){
		Clickability.SMTK.mT = Math.round(Math.sqrt(Math.pow(aX-bX,2)+Math.pow(aY-bY,2)));
	}
	
	function getFieldsForForm(){
		var sT = new Date();
		Clickability.SMTK.d = sT - Clickability.SMTK.aT;
		var queryString = "&";
		queryString += "mT=" + Clickability.SMTK.mT;
     	queryString += "&d=" + Clickability.SMTK.d;
     	queryString += "&kP=" + Clickability.SMTK.kP;
     	if(Clickability.SMTK.cid)queryString += "&cid=" + Clickability.SMTK.cid;
     	if(Clickability.SMTK.did)queryString += "&did=" + Clickability.SMTK.did;
     	queryString += "&socialMedia=Y";
	    return queryString;
	}
		
	function addFieldsToForm(formObj, redirect) {
		var sT = new Date();
		Clickability.SMTK.d = sT - Clickability.SMTK.aT;
		var mTField = document.createElement('input');
		var dField = document.createElement('input');
		var kPField = document.createElement('input');
  		var cidField = document.createElement('input');
  		var didField = document.createElement('input');
  		var socialMedia = document.createElement('input');
  	
  	
  		socialMedia.setAttribute('name','socialMedia');
		socialMedia.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
		
  		mTField.setAttribute('name','mT');
		mTField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  	  
		dField.setAttribute('name', 'd');
		dField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  	  
		kPField.setAttribute('name', 'kP');
		kPField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  	
		cidField.setAttribute('name', 'cid');
		cidField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  	
  		didField.setAttribute('name', 'did');
  		didField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');	
  	
  		if(redirect != null) {
  			var pathField = document.createElement('input');
  			pathField.setAttribute('name', 'path');
  			pathField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  			pathField.value = redirect;
  			formObj.appendChild(pathField);
  		}
  		mTField.value = Clickability.SMTK.mT;
		dField.value = Clickability.SMTK.d;
		kPField.value = Clickability.SMTK.kP;
		cidField.value = Clickability.SMTK.cid;
		didField.value = Clickability.SMTK.did;
		socialMedia.value = "Y";

		formObj.appendChild(dField);
		formObj.appendChild(kPField);
		formObj.appendChild(mTField);
		formObj.appendChild(cidField);
		formObj.appendChild(didField);
		formObj.appendChild(socialMedia);
	}		
	
	//helper functions
	
	function insertComment(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Comment.insertComment, "Unable to insert comment", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function updateComment(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Comment.updateComment, "Unable to update comment", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function deleteComment(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Comment.deleteComment, "Unable to delete comment", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function createUser(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.createUser, "Unable to create user", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function updateUser(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.updateUser, "Unable to update user", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function loginUser(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.loginUser, "Unable to login user", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function insertUserContent(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(UserContent.insertContent, "Unable to insert content item", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function editUserContent(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(UserContent.editContent, "Unable to edit content item", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function insertProfilePic(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.insertProfilePic, "Unable to upload profile photo", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function addRating(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Rating.addRating, "Unable to add rating", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function insertRating(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Rating.insertRating, "Unable to insert rating", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function attachAction(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Action.attachAction, "Unable to attach action", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function deleteAction(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Action.deleteAction, "Unable to delete action", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function insertRanking(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Ranking.insertRanking, "Unable to insert ranking", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function submitToServer(method, msg, form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		method(form, isAjax, returnFunction);
	
		if(isAjax){
			return false;
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	}

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		<p><strong>Irish Name:</strong> an Cl&aacute;r - &quot;Level land&quot;</p>
<p><strong>County Town:</strong> Ennis</p>
<p><strong>Nickname: </strong>The Banner County</p>
<p><strong>GAA Colors:</strong> Blue and Saffron<br />
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<strong>Famous People with Clare roots:</strong> Brian Boru, Former Irish President Patrick Hillary, Sen. Chris Dodd, Frederick William Burton, John Holland (inventor of submarine), Daniel O'Connell, Eamon DeValera, Archbishop Clancy of Melbourne, Michael Cusack</p>
<p>Jutting out into the <a title="Atlantic Ocean" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=Atlantic+Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> from the Shannon estuary is the county of <a title="County Clare" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=County+Clare">Clare</a>. Though the unique natural phenomenon that is the Burren provides much of its fame Clare has far more to offer than that. With a host of attractions to appeal to young and old of all tastes Clare is worth seeing no matter where your interests lie.<br />
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Craggaunowen Centre dedicated to interpreting <a title="Ireland" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=Ireland">Ireland</a>'s pre-historic and early Christian ears. The story is told of how they lived, farmed, hunted and died. Visitor can, for example, see a replica of a Crannog (Lake Dwelling), Ring Fort and &quot;An Iron Age&quot; roadway. A major feature is the &quot;Brendan Boat&quot; built by Tim Severin who sailed from Ireland to Greenland, re-enacting the voyage of St.Brendan, reputed to have discovered <a title="United States" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=United+States">America</a> centuries before Columbus.<br />
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But if the past is not to your taste Clare's position as a coastal county provides the chance to see a different world. One of the most dramatic new attractions in the county is Lahinch Seaworld where visitors can see the underwater life of the Atlantic Coast in a giant aquarium. Close to nature to are the famous <a title="Cliffs of Moher" class="informLink" href="/topics?topic=Cliffs+of+Moher">Cliffs of Moher</a>, 214 metres high and nothing better to give a feel for the wildness of the county and the power of the Ocean.<br />
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Perhaps the most noteworthy natural phenomenon in Clare is the Burren itself with its rich diversity of flora and fauna and unusual limestone landscape. The Burren centre located in Kilfenora introduces you to this fascinating and unique part of the Irish landscape.<br />
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The usual sporting attractions of rural Ireland are well catered to with golf, sailing and hill walking but the horse racing at Lisdoonvarna is well worth a look if you get the chance and Dromoland Castle Estate provides 2,000 acres for shooting with 30,000 birds released annually.<br />
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Clare's charming landscape and rugged Ocean lashed coast are among some of the most spectacular sights a visitor can see in Ireland. With a range of sporting and cultural places of interest as well Clare has truly earned its reputation as an essential stage on any tour of the island.</p>
<p><strong>Common Surnames in Clare:</strong> McMahon, McNamara, O'Brien,  Moloney, Ryan, Kelly, Mclnerney, O'Connor, Keane, O'Halloran, Egan,  Hogan, Burke, Murphy, Lynch and Walsh<br />
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			<span class="comment_name">NARROWBACK</span> | Mar 16, 2012, 08:15 PM EDT</div>      
				<div class="comment_post_entry">up the banner</div>	
				
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			<span class="comment_name">doireann</span> | Jan 24, 2011, 06:59 PM EST</div>      
				<div class="comment_post_entry">I have viewed the cliffs from the sea and it is the most spectacular view you are ever likely to see.You can get a boat from nearby Doolin for a 1 hour trip.mohercruises@eircom.net</div>	
				
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			<span class="comment_name">RosemaryKelly</span> | Nov 21, 2010, 12:31 PM EST</div>      
				<div class="comment_post_entry">Sounds great!   My ancestors are from County Clare - Kilrush.</div>	
				
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			<span class="comment_name">artsphotographi</span> | Sep 15, 2010, 06:31 AM EDT</div>      
				<div class="comment_post_entry">I lived in Doonaghboy Kilkee Co Clare for a while and I found it to be one of the unspoiled parts of Clare, and Ireland in general.  In my opinion the tour of the West Clare Peninsula outbound along the River Shannon to Leap Head and back along the Atlantic Ocean is the most  interesting and steeped in History, as well as the most Geological informative tour in the country.  The sea cliff scenery is far more interesting and breathtaking than Moher and much more accessible.   Kilkee itself was once called the Brighton of Ireland and is still the most popular and used beach in the county.   Patrick Cuddihy</div>	
				
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			<span class="comment_name">PatMurphy</span> | May 03, 2010, 11:11 AM EDT</div>      
				<div class="comment_post_entry">I have visited the Cliffs of Moher on each of my 3 trips to Ireland. Without a doubt they are very impressive. However, the cliffs are not on my recommended list any longer, unless you are well over 6' tall. In the past the cliffs could be viewed by anyone, the view was not obstructed and very breathtaking. In the recent years the power that be decided to add a stone slab wall all along the path and viewing area that is about 5' tall, obscuring all but the top of the cliffs for even 6' tall viewers and completely obstruction the view for youngsters and wheelchair-bound visitors.  I understand that this was done for the safety of visitors, as well as to keep visitors from damaging the delicate ecosystem, but a less intrusive method could surely have been devised.</div>	
				
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				<div class="comment_post_entry">Very informative - my ancestors are from Co. Clare.</div>	
				
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						<option value="04">April</option>
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						<option value="06">06</option>
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						<option value="12">12</option>
						<option value="13">13</option>
						<option value="14">14</option>
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						<option value="16">16</option>
						<option value="17">17</option>
						<option value="18">18</option>
						<option value="19">19</option>
						<option value="20">20</option>
						<option value="21">21</option>
						<option value="22">22</option>
						<option value="23">23</option>
						<option value="24">24</option>
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						<option value="26">26</option>
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						<option value="1985">1985</option>
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						<option value="1975">1975</option>
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						<option value="1964">1964</option>
						<option value="1963">1963</option>
						<option value="1962">1962</option>
						<option value="1961">1961</option>
						<option value="1960">1960</option>
						<option value="1959">1959</option>
						<option value="1958">1958</option>
						<option value="1957">1957</option>
						<option value="1956">1956</option>
						<option value="1955">1955</option>
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						<option value="1952">1952</option>
						<option value="1951">1951</option>
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						<option value="1949">1949</option>
						<option value="1948">1948</option>
						<option value="1947">1947</option>
						<option value="1946">1946</option>
						<option value="1945">1945</option>
						<option value="1944">1944</option>
						<option value="1943">1943</option>
						<option value="1942">1942</option>
						<option value="1941">1941</option>
						<option value="1940">1940</option>
						<option value="1939">1939</option>
						<option value="1938">1938</option>
						<option value="1937">1937</option>
						<option value="1936">1936</option>
						<option value="1935">1935</option>
						<option value="1934">1934</option>
						<option value="1933">1933</option>
						<option value="1932">1932</option>
						<option value="1931">1931</option>
						<option value="1930">1930</option>
						<option value="1929">1929</option>
						<option value="1928">1928</option>
						<option value="1927">1927</option>
						<option value="1926">1926</option>
						<option value="1925">1925</option>
						<option value="1924">1924</option>
						<option value="1923">1923</option>
						<option value="1922">1922</option>
						<option value="1921">1921</option>
						<option value="1920">1920</option>
						<option value="1919">1919</option>
						<option value="1918">1918</option>
						<option value="1917">1917</option>
						<option value="1916">1916</option>
						<option value="1915">1915</option>
						<option value="1914">1914</option>
						<option value="1913">1913</option>
						<option value="1912">1912</option>
						<option value="1911">1911</option>
						<option value="1910">1910</option>
						<option value="1909">1909</option>
						<option value="1908">1908</option>
						<option value="1907">1907</option>
						<option value="1906">1906</option>
						<option value="1905">1905</option>
						<option value="1904">1904</option>
						<option value="1903">1903</option>
						<option value="1902">1902</option>
						<option value="1901">1901</option>
						<option value="1900">1900</option>
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                     <tr><td align="right">Gender:</td>
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						<option value="AD">Andorra</option>
						<option value="AO">Angola</option>
						<option value="AI">Anguilla</option>
						<option value="AQ">Antarctica</option>
						<option value="AG">Antigua and Barbuda</option>
						<option value="AR">Argentina</option>
						<option value="AM">Armenia</option>
						<option value="AW">Aruba</option>
						<option value="AU">Australia</option>
						<option value="AT">Austria</option>
						<option value="AZ">Azerbaijan</option>
						<option value="BS">Bahamas</option>
						<option value="BH">Bahrain</option>
						<option value="BD">Bangladesh</option>
						<option value="BB">Barbados</option>
						<option value="BY">Belarus</option>
						<option value="BE">Belgium</option>
						<option value="BZ">Belize</option>
						<option value="BJ">Benin</option>
						<option value="BM">Bermuda</option>
						<option value="BT">Bhutan</option>
						<option value="BO">Bolivia</option>
						<option value="BA">Bosnia and Herzegowina</option>
						<option value="BW">Botswana</option>
						<option value="BV">Bouvet Island</option>
						<option value="BR">Brazil</option>
						<option value="IO">British Indian Ocean Territory</option>
						<option value="BN">Brunei Darussalam</option>
						<option value="BG">Bulgaria</option>
						<option value="BF">Burkina Faso</option>
						<option value="BI">Burundi</option>
						<option value="KH">Cambodia</option>
						<option value="CM">Cameroon</option>
						<option value="CA">Canada</option>
						<option value="CV">Cape Verde</option>
						<option value="KY">Cayman Islands</option>
						<option value="CF">Central African Republic</option>
						<option value="TD">Chad</option>
						<option value="CL">Chile</option>
						<option value="CN">China</option>
						<option value="CX">Christmas Island</option>
						<option value="CC">Cocos (Keeling) Islands</option>
						<option value="CO">Colombia</option>
						<option value="KM">Comoros</option>
						<option value="CG">Congo</option>
						<option value="CK">Cook Islands</option>
						<option value="CR">Costa Rica</option>
						<option value="CI">Cote D&#39;Ivoire</option>
						<option value="HR">Croatia (local name: Hrvatska)</option>
						<option value="CU">Cuba</option>
						<option value="CY">Cyprus</option>
						<option value="CZ">Czech Republic</option>
						<option value="DK">Denmark</option>
						<option value="DJ">Djibouti</option>
						<option value="DM">Dominica</option>
						<option value="DO">Dominican Republic</option>
						<option value="TP">East Timor</option>
						<option value="EC">Ecuador</option>
						<option value="EG">Egypt</option>
						<option value="SV">El Salvador</option>
						<option value="GQ">Equatorial Guinea</option>
						<option value="ER">Eritrea</option>
						<option value="EE">Estonia</option>
						<option value="ET">Ethiopia</option>
						<option value="FK">Falkland Islands (Malvinas)</option>
						<option value="FO">Faroe Islands</option>
						<option value="FJ">Fiji</option>
						<option value="FI">Finland</option>
						<option value="FR">France</option>
						<option value="FX">France, Metropolitan</option>
						<option value="GF">French Guiana</option>
						<option value="PF">French Polynesia</option>
						<option value="TF">French Southern Territories</option>
						<option value="GA">Gabon</option>
						<option value="GM">Gambia</option>
						<option value="GE">Georgia</option>
						<option value="DE">Germany</option>
						<option value="GH">Ghana</option>
						<option value="GI">Gibraltar</option>
						<option value="GR">Greece</option>
						<option value="GL">Greenland</option>
						<option value="GD">Grenada</option>
						<option value="GP">Guadeloupe</option>
						<option value="GU">Guam</option>
						<option value="GT">Guatemala</option>
						<option value="GN">Guinea</option>
						<option value="GW">Guinea-Bissau</option>
						<option value="GY">Guyana</option>
						<option value="HT">Haiti</option>
						<option value="HM">Heard and Mc Donald Islands</option>
						<option value="HN">Honduras</option>
						<option value="HK">Hong Kong</option>
						<option value="HU">Hungary</option>
						<option value="IS">Iceland</option>
						<option value="IN">India</option>
						<option value="ID">Indonesia</option>
						<option value="IR">Iran (Islamic Republic of)</option>
						<option value="IQ">Iraq</option>
						<option value="IE">Ireland</option>
						<option value="IL">Israel</option>
						<option value="IT">Italy</option>
						<option value="JM">Jamaica</option>
						<option value="JP">Japan</option>
						<option value="JO">Jordan</option>
						<option value="KZ">Kazakhstan</option>
						<option value="KE">Kenya</option>
						<option value="KI">Kiribati</option>
						<option value="KP">Korea, Democratic People&#39;s Republic of</option>
						<option value="KR">Korea, Republic of</option>
						<option value="KW">Kuwait</option>
						<option value="KG">Kyrgyzstan</option>
						<option value="LA">Lao People&#39;s Democratic Republic</option>
						<option value="LV">Latvia</option>
						<option value="LB">Lebanon</option>
						<option value="LS">Lesotho</option>
						<option value="LR">Liberia</option>
						<option value="LY">Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</option>
						<option value="LI">Liechtenstein</option>
						<option value="LT">Lithuania</option>
						<option value="LU">Luxembourg</option>
						<option value="MO">Macau</option>
						<option value="MK">Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of</option>
						<option value="MG">Madagascar</option>
						<option value="MW">Malawi</option>
						<option value="MY">Malaysia</option>
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						<option value="MT">Malta</option>
						<option value="MH">Marshall Islands</option>
						<option value="MQ">Martinique</option>
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						<option value="FM">Micronesia, Federated States of</option>
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						<option value="MA">Morocco</option>
						<option value="MZ">Mozambique</option>
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						<option value="NP">Nepal</option>
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						<option value="AN">Netherlands Antilles</option>
						<option value="NC">New Caledonia</option>
						<option value="NZ">New Zealand</option>
						<option value="NI">Nicaragua</option>
						<option value="NE">Niger</option>
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						<option value="OM">Oman</option>
						<option value="PK">Pakistan</option>
						<option value="PW">Palau</option>
						<option value="PA">Panama</option>
						<option value="PG">Papua New Guinea</option>
						<option value="PY">Paraguay</option>
						<option value="PE">Peru</option>
						<option value="PH">Philippines</option>
						<option value="PN">Pitcairn</option>
						<option value="PL">Poland</option>
						<option value="PT">Portugal</option>
						<option value="PR">Puerto Rico</option>
						<option value="QA">Qatar</option>
						<option value="RE">Reunion</option>
						<option value="RO">Romania</option>
						<option value="RU">Russian Federation</option>
						<option value="RW">Rwanda</option>
						<option value="KN">Saint Kitts and Nevis</option>
						<option value="LC">Saint Lucia</option>
						<option value="VC">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</option>
						<option value="WS">Samoa</option>
						<option value="SM">San Marino</option>
						<option value="ST">Sao Tome and Principe</option>
						<option value="SA">Saudi Arabia</option>
						<option value="SN">Senegal</option>
						<option value="SC">Seychelles</option>
						<option value="SL">Sierra Leone</option>
						<option value="SG">Singapore</option>
						<option value="SK">Slovakia (Slovak Republic)</option>
						<option value="SI">Slovenia</option>
						<option value="SB">Solomon Islands</option>
						<option value="SO">Somalia</option>
						<option value="ZA">South Africa</option>
						<option value="ES">Spain</option>
						<option value="LK">Sri Lanka</option>
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