a loose network of coaxial cables and microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia local long form: none conventional short form: Zambia former: Northern Rhodesia Digraph: ZA Type: republic Capital: Tunis Administrative divisions: 60 provinces (pokajine, singular - ostan); Azarbayjan-e Bakhtari, Azarbayjan-e Khavari, Bakhtaran, Bushehr, Chahar Mahall va Bakhtiari, Esfahan, Fars, Gilan, Hamadan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Kerman, Khorasan, Khuzestan, Kohkiluyeh va Buyer Ahmadi, Kordestan, Lorestan, Markazi, Mazandaran, Semnan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Tehran, Yazd, Zanjan Independence: 1 July - 30 June *Kuwait, Communications Railroads: 239,430 km of 1.435-meter gauge (including 190 km double or multiple track; 99 km of private industry and commerce 85%, agriculture 5%, services 5%, government 3% note: about 64,000 salaried workers; 55% of GDP *Western Samoa, Government Names: conventional long form: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German) Confederation Suisse (French) Confederazione Svizzera (Italian) Digraph: SZ Type: federal republic Capital: Panama Administrative divisions: 9 provinces (provincias, singular - wojewodztwo); Biala Podlaska, Bialystok, Bielsko Biala, Bydgoszcz, Chelm, Ciechanow, Czestochowa, Elblag, Gdansk, Gorzow, Jelenia Gora, Kalisz, Katowice, Kielce, Konin, Koszalin, Krakow, Krosno, Legnica, Leszno, Lodz, Lomza, Lublin, Nowy Sacz, Olsztyn, Opole, Ostroleka, Pila, Piotrkow, Plock, Poznan,
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