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Kyrgyzstan touted as ideal delivery hub for Santa (Reuters)

December 30th, 2007 by

Kyrgyz schoolchildren return home after taking part in 'The Best Santa' contest in the village of Tash-Moinok, 19 miles north from the capital Bishkek, December 23, 2007. Santa Claus has become more popular in the predominantly Muslim Central Asian republic and some Swedish experts insist Santa should have his home based somewhere in the mountainous ex-Soviet state because it is the only place from which he can reach on time every home on earth during the short Christmas period. (Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters)Reuters - Seeking a novel remedy to revive its
rickety economy, the tiny ex-Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan has
declared itself the new home of Santa Claus.

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