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	1 Introduction
	2 The data
	3 Data analysis
	4 Basic parameters derived from the COBE DIRBE and IRAS ISSA maps
	5 Physical characteristics of the Nuclear Bulge
	6 Towards an empirical model of the Nuclear Bulge
	Appendix A: The interstellar dust extinction curve
	Appendix B: Distribution of Interstellar Matter in the Galactic Disk
	References