1.

Euro Introduced in 2002, The French franc, the German mark, the Spanish
peseta- vanished
2. Jawoyn: The language of the Jawoyn people of Australias Northern Territory,
which disappeared for good this year with the death of the last known
speaker.
3. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: The new state formed in 1992 by the
republics of Serbia and Montenegro after the break-up of the old Yugoslavia
only lasted 11 years. Its successor, renamed Serbia and Montenegro, only
made it to 2006 and the country has now been split into the separate states
of Serbia and Montenegro.
4. Russians consume roughly 4.75 gallons of pure alcohol a person annually,
more than double the level that the World Health Organisation considers a
health threat. The consumption figure for the United States is about 2.3
gallons.
5. Ahmed Syed Omar Sheikh the British jihadist who was released from a jail
in New Delhi in return for the lives of passengers on board an Indian Airlines
flight hijacked by the Jaish-e-Mohammad in 1999.
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