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NOTE 24: GEOGRAPHIC AREAS This note provides selected key financial data according to the geographical locations of our customers. The selected key financial data includes: • sales to and revenues from unaffiliated customers; • export sales from the U.S.; • earnings from continuing operations before income taxes; and • long-lived assets. SALES AND REVENUES Our sales to and revenues from unaffiliated customers outside the U.S. are primarily to customers in Canada, Japan and Europe. Our export sales from the U.S. include: • pulp, liquid packaging board, logs, lumber and wood chips to Japan; • containerboard, pulp, lumber and recycling material to other Pacific Rim countries; and • pulp and hardwood lumber to Europe. Sales and Revenues by Geographic Area  Discontinued operations primarily represent sales to the U.S. EARNINGS AND LONG-LIVED ASSETS Our earnings from continuing operations before income taxes outside the U.S. related primarily to Canada, Japan and Europe. Our long-lived assets – used in the generation of revenues in the different geographical areas – are nearly all in the U.S. and Canada. Our long-lived assets include: • goodwill; • timber and timberlands; and • property and equipment. Earnings and Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Area  |