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๐Ÿ”ฅ Good UV Index
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๐Ÿฅ Legal abortion
๐Ÿ”ช No genital mutilation
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๐Ÿ“ˆ Consistently growing in trips (5Y)
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โš–๏ธ Free economy
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๐Ÿช† Not a Eurasian/CIS member
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โšก๏ธ Many power outages
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๐Ÿšฌ A lot of smoking
๐Ÿบ A lot of alcohol
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๐Ÿฆ Very cold
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๐Ÿ”ฅ Few nomads now
๐Ÿ“ก Slow internet
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๐Ÿ’จ Polluted air now
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๐Ÿ’ฆ Humid air now
๐Ÿ‘Ž Disliked by members
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๐Ÿ’ต High income inequality
๐ŸŽ“ Low educated
๐Ÿ’ฃ High terror threat
๐Ÿ’ฃ Had terror attacks before
๐Ÿ’ฌ No freedom of speech
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๐Ÿ’ฅ Ongoing armed conflict
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๐ŸŒˆ Illegal gay marriage
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๐Ÿ‘… Illegal porn
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๐Ÿฆ  Many Corona cases
๐Ÿฆ  Many Corona deaths
๐Ÿ”ซ High murder rate
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๐Ÿš€ Hard to do business
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