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<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/bhutan/>Bhutan</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/bhutan/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/bolivia/>Bolivia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/bolivia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/bosnia-and-herzegovina/>Bosnia and Herzegovina</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/bosnia-and-herzegovina/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/botswana/>Botswana</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/botswana/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/brazil/>Brazil</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/brazil/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/brunei/>Brunei</option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/bulgaria/>Bulgaria</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/burkina-faso/>Burkina Faso</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/burkina-faso/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/burma/>Burma</option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/burundi/>Burundi</option>
<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>C</option><option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cabo-verde/>Cabo Verde</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cabo-verde/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cambodia/>Cambodia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cambodia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cameroon/>Cameroon</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cameroon/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/canada/>Canada</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/canada/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/central-african-republic/>Central African Republic</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/central-african-republic/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/chad/>Chad</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/chad/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/chile/>Chile</option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/china/>China</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/colombia/>Colombia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/colombia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/comoros/>Comoros</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/comoros/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/costa-rica/>Costa Rica</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/costa-rica/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cote-divoire/>Côte d’Ivoire</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cote-divoire/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/croatia/>Croatia</option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cuba/>Cuba</option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/cyprus/>Cyprus</option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/czechia/>Czechia</option>
<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>D</option><option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/>Democratic Republic of the Congo</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/denmark/>Denmark</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/denmark/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/djibouti/>Djibouti</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/djibouti/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/dominica/>Dominica</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/dominica/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/dominican-republic/>Dominican Republic</option>
<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>E</option><option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ecuador/>Ecuador</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ecuador/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/egypt/>Egypt</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/egypt/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/el-salvador/>El Salvador</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/el-salvador/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/equatorial-guinea/>Equatorial Guinea</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/equatorial-guinea/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/eritrea/>Eritrea</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/estonia/>Estonia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/estonia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/eswatini/>Eswatini</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/eswatini/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ethiopia/>Ethiopia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ethiopia/></option>
<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>F</option><option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/fiji/>Fiji</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/fiji/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/finland/>Finland</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/finland/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/france/>France</option>
<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>G</option><option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/gabon/>Gabon</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/gabon/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/gambia/>Gambia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/gambia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/georgia/>Georgia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/georgia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/germany/>Germany</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/germany/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ghana/>Ghana</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ghana/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/greece/>Greece</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/greece/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/grenada/>Grenada</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/grenada/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/guatemala/>Guatemala</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/guatemala/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/guinea/>Guinea</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/guinea/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/guinea-bissau/>Guinea-Bissau</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/guinea-bissau/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/guyana/>Guyana</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/guyana/></option>
<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>H</option><option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/haiti/>Haiti</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/haiti/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/holy-see/>Holy See</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/honduras/>Honduras</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/honduras/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/hungary/>Hungary</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/hungary/></option>
<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>I</option><option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/iceland/>Iceland</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/india/>India</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/india/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/indonesia/>Indonesia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/indonesia/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/iran/>Iran</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/iraq/>Iraq</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/iraq/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ireland/>Ireland</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ireland/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/israel/>Israel</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/israel/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/italy/>Italy</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/italy/></option>
<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>J</option><option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/jamaica/>Jamaica</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/jamaica/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/japan/>Japan</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/jordan/>Jordan</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/jordan/></option>
<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>K</option><option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kazakhstan/>Kazakhstan</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kazakhstan/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kenya/>Kenya</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kenya/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kiribati/>Kiribati</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kiribati/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kosovo/>Kosovo</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kosovo/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kuwait/>Kuwait</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kuwait/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kyrgyzstan/>Kyrgyzstan</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/kyrgyzstan/></option>
<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>L</option><option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/laos/>Laos</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/laos/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/latvia/>Latvia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/latvia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/lebanon/>Lebanon</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/lebanon/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/lesotho/>Lesotho</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/lesotho/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/liberia/>Liberia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/liberia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/libya/>Libya</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/libya/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/liechtenstein/>Liechtenstein</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/liechtenstein/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/lithuania/>Lithuania</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/lithuania/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/luxembourg/>Luxembourg</option>
<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>M</option><option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/madagascar/>Madagascar</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/madagascar/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/malawi/>Malawi</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/malawi/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/malaysia/>Malaysia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/malaysia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/maldives/>Maldives</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/maldives/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mali/>Mali</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mali/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/malta/>Malta</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/malta/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/marshall-islands/>Marshall Islands</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/marshall-islands/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mauritania/>Mauritania</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mauritania/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mauritius/>Mauritius</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mauritius/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mexico/>Mexico</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mexico/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/micronesia/>Micronesia</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/moldova/>Moldova</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/moldova/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/monaco/>Monaco</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mongolia/>Mongolia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mongolia/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/montenegro/>Montenegro</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/morocco/>Morocco</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/morocco/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mozambique/>Mozambique</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/mozambique/></option>
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<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/nauru/>Nauru</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/nepal/>Nepal</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/nepal/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/netherlands/>Netherlands</option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/new-zealand/>New Zealand</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/nicaragua/>Nicaragua</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/nicaragua/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/niger/>Niger</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/niger/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/nigeria/>Nigeria</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/nigeria/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/north-korea/>North Korea</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/north-macedonia/>North Macedonia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/north-macedonia/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/norway/>Norway</option>
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<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>P</option><option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/pakistan/>Pakistan</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/pakistan/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/palau/>Palau</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/palestinian-territories/>Palestinian Territories</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/palestinian-territories/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/panama/>Panama</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/panama/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/papua-new-guinea/>Papua New Guinea</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/papua-new-guinea/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/paraguay/>Paraguay</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/paraguay/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/peru/>Peru</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/peru/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/philippines/>Philippines</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/philippines/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/poland/>Poland</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/poland/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/portugal/>Portugal</option>
<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>Q</option><option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/qatar/>Qatar</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/qatar/></option>
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<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/romania/>Romania</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/romania/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/russia/>Russia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/russia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/rwanda/>Rwanda</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/rwanda/></option>
<option data-always-display="true" class="nav__countries-index" disabled>S</option><option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/saint-kitts-and-nevis/>Saint Kitts and Nevis</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/saint-kitts-and-nevis/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/saint-lucia/>Saint Lucia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/saint-lucia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/samoa/>Samoa</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/samoa/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/san-marino/>San Marino</option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/sao-tome-and-principe/>São Tomé and Príncipe</option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/saudi-arabia/>Saudi Arabia</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/senegal/>Senegal</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/senegal/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/serbia/>Serbia</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/seychelles/>Seychelles</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/seychelles/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/sierra-leone/>Sierra Leone</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/sierra-leone/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/singapore/>Singapore</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/slovakia/>Slovakia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/slovakia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/slovenia/>Slovenia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/slovenia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/solomon-islands/>Solomon Islands</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/solomon-islands/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/somalia/>Somalia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/somalia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/south-africa/>South Africa</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/south-africa/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/south-korea/>South Korea</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/south-korea/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/south-sudan/>South Sudan</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/south-sudan/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/spain/>Spain</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/spain/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/sri-lanka/>Sri Lanka</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/sri-lanka/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/sudan/>Sudan</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/sudan/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/suriname/>Suriname</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/suriname/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/sweden/>Sweden</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/sweden/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/switzerland/>Switzerland</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/switzerland/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/syria/>Syria</option>
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<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/tajikistan/>Tajikistan</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/tajikistan/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/tanzania/>Tanzania</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/tanzania/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/thailand/>Thailand</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/thailand/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/timor-leste/>Timor-Leste</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/timor-leste/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/togo/>Togo</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/togo/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/tonga/>Tonga</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/trinidad-and-tobago/>Trinidad and Tobago</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/trinidad-and-tobago/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/tunisia/>Tunisia</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/tunisia/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/turkey/>Turkey</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/turkey/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/turkmenistan/>Turkmenistan</option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/tuvalu/>Tuvalu</option>
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<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ukraine/>Ukraine</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/ukraine/></option>
<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/united-arab-emirates/>United Arab Emirates</option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/united-kingdom/>United Kingdom</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/united-kingdom/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/uruguay/>Uruguay</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/uruguay/></option>
<option class="noindent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/uzbekistan/>Uzbekistan</option><option class="indent" value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/uzbekistan/></option>
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<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/venezuela/>Venezuela</option>
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<option value=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/zimbabwe/>Zimbabwe</option>
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