| Disputes - international |
Egypt and Sudan retain claims to administer
the triangular areas that extend north and south
of the 1899 Treaty boundary along the 22nd Parallel,
but have withdrawn their military presence - Egypt
is economically developing the "Hala'ib triangle"
north of the Treaty line |
| Illicit drugs: |
transit point for Southwest Asian and Southeast
Asian heroin and opium moving to Europe, Africa,
and the US; transit stop for Nigerian couriers;
concern as money-laundering site due to lax banking
regulations |
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