There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
SMUGLY
smugly
(adverb) in a smug manner; “the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
smugly (comparative more smugly, superlative most smugly)
In a self-satisfied manner.
He was smirking smugly at us.
Source: Wiktionary
Smug"ly, adv.
Definition: In a smug manner. [R.] Gay.
SMUG
Smug, a. Etym: [Of. Scand. or Low German origin; cf. LG. smuck, G. schmuck, Dan. smuk, OSw. smuck, smöck, and E. smock, smuggle; cf. G. schmuck ornament. See Smock.]
Definition: Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim. They be so smug and smooth. Robynson (More's Utopia). The smug and scanty draperies of his style. De Quincey. A young, smug, handsome holiness has no fellow. Beau & Fl.
Smug, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smugged; p. pr. & vb. n. Smugging.]
Definition: To make smug, or spruce. [Obs.] Thus said, he smugged his beard, and stroked up fair. Dryton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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