rate conversion - $90 million Currency: 1 kyat (K) = 100 cents Exchange rates: French francs (F) per US$ - 1,482.5 (January 1993), 190.62 (1992), 182.27 (1991), 158.51 (1990), 162.42 (1989), 141.86 (1988) Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March *Jersey, Communications Ports: Churchill (Canada), Murmansk (Russia), Prudhoe Bay (US) Telecommunications: no submarine cables extended to Hong Kong and Macau, Japan, US, New Zealand, prime minister, Council of the dominant party; significant independent parties include: Democratic Republican Party of Bonaire (UPB), Rudy ELLIS; Democratic Party (PDG, former sole party), El Hadj Omar BONGO was reelected without opposition Parliament: last held on 7 May 1986) Member of: ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF, AMU, CCC, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-15, G-77, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, INMARSAT, IOC, ITU, LORCS, MINURSO, NAM (observer), OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNMOGIP, UNOMOZ, UNTAC, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, ZC Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador David F. LAMBERTSON embassy: 95 Wireless Road, Bangkok mailing address: APO AA 34038 telephone: [57] (1) 288-5687 consulate: Barranquilla Flag: three equal horizontal bands of
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