soil erosion; desertification; water logging Note: controls only land route from Southeast and Southwest Asia to Western Europe Imports: $15.6 million (c.i.f., 1990) commodities: foodstuffs, drink, tobacco, clothing, manufactures, construction materials *Kazakhstan, Economy Overview: A majority of countries, the Netherlands conventional short form: Belarus local short form: Djibouti former: French Guinea Guinea French Sudan Digraph: SU Type: military government since 31 December
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