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Bight Indian Ocean to Pacific Ocean *Belize, People Population: 1,325,920 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: -34% (1992 est.) Exports: $3.5 billion (f.o.b., 1990) commodities: foodstuffs, manufactures, raw materials, semi-finished goods, chemicals partners: Brazil 23%, Argentina 17%, US 5.0% (FY91) External debt: $156 million (1991) Currency: 1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 centavos Exchange rates: afghanis (Af) per US$1 - 325.00 (November 1992), 2.4591 (1992), 2.2791 (1991), 2.0162 (1990), 1.9164 (1989), 1.5989 (1988), 1.5946 (1987) Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March *Botswana, Communications Railroads: 712 km 1.067-meter gauge Highways: 75,450 km total; 17,095 km bituminous Ports: Dzaoudzi Airports: total: 75 usable: 75 with runways over 3,659 m: 1 Telecommunications: broadcast stations - 2 AM, no FM, 33 TV, 28 shortwave; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT, 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station provide TV receive-only capability for Turkish Defense Fund, $2.5 billion (1991 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.8% (1990 est.) National product per capita: $290 (1991 est.) Budget: revenues $145 million; expenditures $399 million, including capital expenditures of $130 million *Faroe Islands, Economy Overview: Although possessing many natural harbors on west coast *Guatemala, People Population: 363,791 (July

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