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August, 2011

Changes affecting status:

1. South Sudan split from Sudan.

Other data added:

1. Lesotho: Updated from preliminary to final census returns.
2. Solomon Islands: Slight change in populations due to revised census data. Added population history.

Historical changes ca. 1950 in Botswana and Lesotho.

Secondary divisions:

1. India: Listed new districts under Change history.
2. Solomon Islands: Updated populations to 2009 census; fixed some spellings.
3. South Sudan: Added counties.
4. Sudan: Added districts.
5. United States: Updated populations to 2010 census. Minor spelling corrections.

Time zones:

1. Russia: Shifted all zones and abandoned DST.