But the residents of Caleta Chungungo, a mountain village in one of the driest regions of northern Chile, have found a way of doing it.
If price rises outside the south-east were instead weighted by the lower values of properties in northern regions, overall inflation would be lower than the rate shown by the two lenders.
Scotland saw the slowest rate of job creation of all surveyed UK regions, with the exceptions of Northern Ireland, Wales and Yorkshire and Humber, where headcounts either decreased or were unchanged.
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Ali Mohsen, military commander of the country's northern and eastern regions, as the first on the list of officials who must leave the country.
In fact, making stuff only accounts for 9.7% of employment in the three northern regions, barely higher than the national average.
Yaks live in alpine tundra, grasslands and the cold desert regions of the northern Tibetan Plateau, ranging from 13, 000 to 20, 000 feet (4, 000 to 6, 100 meters) in elevation, according to the IUCN.
Italy's popolari enjoy high margins from their retail customers in the wealthy industrial northern cities and regions of Milan, Verona, Novara, Bergamo and Mantua.
Wales and south-east England are also expected to see some snow during Monday, with the far south-west of England and Northern Ireland being the only regions untouched by the severe cold.
It is estimated that there were once five billion prairie dogs in the plains and inter-mountain regions of the United States, northern Mexico and Canada.
They also hold oil-rich regions in the northern parts of Iraq.
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The presidential plenipotentiary representatives in all regions, with the exception of the Northern Caucasus, should be abolished.
"In this respect, I would hope to see Northern Ireland placed within the top group of UK regions in the use of online technologies over the next two years, " he said.
In particular, certain species of tree in northern climes seem to produce more shoots in regions where they are browsed by elk.
In Niger, President Issoufou fears armed conflict (and a tide of refugees) could spill into the country's northern regions and re-ignite its own Tuareg troubles.
For the next three years Drifting Apart hopes to generate vibrant, competitive and sustainable communities, by expanding the capacity of unique growth initiatives and opportunities in the Northern and Arctic regions in a resource efficient way.
The heads of government of Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory, the regions most affected by the judgment, have mounted a vociferous campaign against aborigines having any rights over such lands at all.
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The study covered 450 babies of one week to one year old who died between 1993 and 1996 in the former NHS regions of South Western, Yorkshire, Trent, Northern and Wessex.
Some problems are largely beyond Mr Shevardnadze's control, such as the private fief of Ajaria in the south, the two regions on the northern border which have struggled, with Russian help, to secede, and the Chechen rebels who use northern Georgia as a haven of last resort.
Sixth, when Pakistan's government has done "peace" deals with the Taliban in the Pakistani tribal regions in 2005 and 2006 and in the northern region of Swat earlier this year, they were made following military setbacks by Pakistan's army.
Despite the oil from the delta region, the cocoa from the west and midwestern region, the palm oil from the eastern region the groundnuts and the cattle from the northern region, the rubber from the midwestern and southeastern regions of the country plus precious solid minerals in all parts of the country there are no basic amenities for all the population.
An alliance between Mr Berlusconi's centre-right People of Liberty and the Northern League would avoid splitting their vote in two key battleground regions in the north and could deny the Democrats an outright majority in the upper house.
The percentage of people signing on the dole in Northern Ireland in December was the second highest among the 12 UK regions.
Until now, when a British delegation travelled abroad seeking trade, Northern Ireland had to compete with Scotland, Wales and English regions, whereas the Republic of Ireland stood alone.
This increase in family income, especially in the poorest regions, has led to the reduction of extreme poverty in Brazil, mainly throughout the northern half of the country.
He was describing the multitude of caves that puncture the limestone slopes that spread across Asturias, Cantabria and Castilla y Leon regions in northern Spain.
Over the year, the Northern Ireland claimant count has increased by 5.9% (3, 600), compared to a decrease of 4.2% in the UK. The annual increase in Northern Ireland was the highest among the UK regions.
"Through these three programmes, the European Union is providing Northern Ireland with real opportunities to develop its economic potential and competitiveness, to improve the situation of its border regions, and to make further progress towards a peaceful society, " she said.
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