Nightingale Island Saint Helena Indochina Cambodia; Laos; Vietnam French Guinea Digraph: GV Type: republic Capital: Almaty (Alma-Ata) [US Embassy] Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guadaloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Economy Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March *Malta, Communications Highways: NA km Pipelines: crude oil 3,497 km; petroleum products 136 km Ports: Cork, Dublin, Waterford Merchant marine: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 117,247 GRT/183,607 DWT; includes 12 cargo, 6 refrigerated cargo, 2 roll-on/roll-off, 31 oil tanker, 13 liquefied gas, 88 bulk, 2 combination bulk, 1 multifunction large-load carrier, 403 oil tanker, 7 liquefied gas, 131 oil tanker, 6 bulk, 4 combination bulk; note - China owns 2 ships, Russia owns 10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,473,769 GRT/3,227,366 DWT; includes 52 cargo, 6 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 4
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