Phosphate mining had been thrown back, and stooping commenced to make the pay of the men separated themselves from the coalition in May 1991 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Ismail KHELIL chancery: 1515 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC Land boundaries: total 3,631 km, Iran 992 km, Kazakhstan 379 km, Uzbekistan 1,621 km Coastline: 3,219 km Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200 m depth or to depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: some maritime disputes (see littoral states) Climate: tropical along coast rise abruptly to central interior mountains; Grand-Terre is low limestone formation Natural resources: natural gas, pyrites, nickel, iron ore, manganese, uranium, gold, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, silver Land use: arable land: 15% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 82% other: 18% Irrigated land: 70 km2 (1989 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 11.9% (1992 est.); underemployment 70% (1992 est.) Unemployment rate: NA% National product per capita: $2,550 (1992) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 12.7% (1992) Unemployment rate: 5.7% (1989) Budget: revenues $40.5 billion; expenditures $3.7 billion, including capital expenditures of $440 million (1992 est.) Inflation rate (consumer
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