|   |   | Climate (2005) | Climate (2003) | 
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				Akrotiri | 
				temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters | 
				- | 
				
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				Antigua and Barbuda | 
				tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation | 
				tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation | 
				
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				Austria | 
				temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers | 
				temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain in lowlands and snow in mountains; cool summers with occasional showers | 
				
				  | 
				Christmas Island | 
				tropical with a wet and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds; wet season December to April | 
				tropical; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds | 
				
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				Dhekelia | 
				temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters | 
				- | 
				
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				European Union | 
				cold temperate; potentially subarctic in the north to temperate; mild wet winters; hot dry summers in the south | 
				- | 
				
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				Finland | 
				cold temperate; potentially subarctic but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes | 
				cold temperate; potentially subarctic, but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes | 
				
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				Germany | 
				temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind | 
				temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm foehn wind | 
				
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				Kingman Reef | 
				tropical; moderated by prevailing winds | 
				tropical, but moderated by prevailing winds | 
				
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				Macedonia | 
				warm, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall | 
				- | 
				
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				Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 
				- | 
				warm, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall | 
				
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				Marshall Islands | 
				tropical; hot and humid; wet season from May to November; islands border typhoon belt | 
				wet season from May to November; hot and humid; islands border typhoon belt | 
				
				  | 
				Midway Islands | 
				subtropical; moderated by prevailing easterly winds | 
				subtropical, but moderated by prevailing easterly winds | 
				
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				Nauru | 
				tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February) | 
				tropical; monsoonal; rainy season (November to February) | 
				
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				Norfolk Island | 
				subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation | 
				subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation | 
				
				  | 
				Palau | 
				tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November | 
				wet season May to November; hot and humid | 
				
				  | 
				Pitcairn Islands | 
				tropical; hot and humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March) | 
				tropical, hot, humid; modified by southeast trade winds; rainy season (November to March) | 
				
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				Samoa | 
				tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October) | 
				tropical; rainy season (October to March), dry season (May to October) | 
				
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				Vanuatu | 
				tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds from May to October; moderate rainfall from November to April; may be affected by cyclones from December to April | 
				tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds | 
				
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				Virgin Islands | 
				subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November | 
				subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season May to November |