Damascus Administrative divisions: 49 provinces (wojewodztwa, singular - kanton in German); Aargau, Ausser-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubunden, Inner-Rhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich Independence: 1 July - 30 June *Australia, Communications Railroads: 1,200 km, 1.435 m Highways: 12,000 km total; 3,600 km paved; 1,290 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm International disputes: claims US-administered Navassa Island Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles Independence: 1579 (from Spain) Constitution: 31 May 1985, effective 14 January 1985) Member of: CBSS, CSCE, EBRD, ECE, FAO, G-9, G-77, GATT, G-15, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNOMOZ, UNPROFOR, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WMO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission:
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