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A largely semi-arid belt of barren, sandy and rock-strewn land, the Sahel marks the physical and cultural transition between the continent's more fertile tropical regions to the south and its desert in the north. ... The Sahel also suffers from ethno-religious tensions, political instability, poverty and natural disasters.
Answer: Any 'European' country who fulfils the EU criteria of membership can apply to join the EU. Membership criteria are known as the Copenhagen criteria. These include 'a free-market economy, a stable democracy and the rule of law, and the acceptance of all EU legislation.
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The Great Smoky Mountains are a mountain range rising along the Tennessee–North Carolina border in the southeastern United States. They are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains, and form part of the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province.
