rate: 3.8% (1993 est.) Nationality: noun: Surinamer(s) adjective:

woodland: 34% other: 20% Irrigated land: 10 km2 (1989 est.) Environment: subject to prolonged droughts; harmattan wind can reduce visibility during dry seasons; desertification Note: strategic location near major petroleum deposits *Qatar, People Population: 372,746 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 2.9% (1993 est.) Death rate: 5.69 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 50.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.) Birth rate: 14.59 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Nationality: noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: British Ethnic divisions: Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% Religions: Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 9%, other 21% note: shortage of skilled workers; 56% of GDP, employs about 85% of the Republic of Brazil (including Marines),

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