• High number of gravel roads with poor surface quality, such
as irregularities/bumps, elevations, protruding stones, waves.
• Subtropical climates (combination of high ambient tempera‐
ture and high air humidity)
3.10 Countries with hot climate
♦ Countries with hot and super hot climates have elevated peak
temperatures (50°C) compared with the European average
(25°C).
♦ Locally high ambient temperatures have an influence on the
longevity of the engine, gearbox and coolant circuit, such as
journeys uphill and at higher speeds as well as start/stop op‐
eration.
Australia Qatar USA
Abu Dhabi Lebanon United Arab Emirates
Algeria Libya West Sahara
Egypt Liberia Zimbabwe
Afghanistan Mexico Central African Republic
Angola Malaysia
Equatorial Guinea Mauritius
Ethiopia Morocco
Bahrain Madagascar
Brunei Mali
Benin Mozambique
Burkina Faso Malawi
Botswana Mauritania
Burundi Nigeria
China Niger
Dubai Oman
Democratic Republic of the Congo Puerto Rico
Djibouti Palestine
Ivory Coast Pakistan
Eritrea Republic of Congo
Gabon Rwanda
Gambia Saudi Arabia
Ghana Singapore
Guinea Senegal
Guinea-Bissau Sudan
Iran Zambia
India South Sudan
Indonesia Sierra Leone
Iraq Somalia
Israel Syria
Yemen Thailand
Jordan Tunisia
Kuwait Togo
Cameroon Tanzania
Kenya Uganda
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