Numerous agencies, from small town sheriff's offices in rural areas to the FBI, make up Interpol.

国际刑警由众多的机构形成，小从乡下的警长办公室，大至美国联邦调查局。

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Probably this worry derives from the difference in population density between urban and rural or small town areas, but there is a tacit implication that non-urban dwellers are more expendable than urban dwellers.

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