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     A map of the world on an interrupted projection. The map has two unusual features. It shows land features in color: the interior of Australia and the north-eastern part of Africa, as well as the interior of Arabia are shown in shades of brown to represent deserts. And the Fiji islands are shown enlarged in a circle.
     The stamp was issued in 1977 to mark the joint meeting of the Council of Ministers of the European Economic Community and the Asia, Caribbean and Pacific orgainizations in April 1977.

SCN 374

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