total; 2,454 1.000-meter gauge, 3,877 km 1.600-meter gauge, 16,201 km 1.435-meter standard gauge (12,491 km double track, 11,501 km electrified); 125 km from Raxaul to Birganj is government owned (1990) Highways: 130,218 km total; 10,800 km bituminous/bituminous treated, 8,500 km earth surface on Ile Uvea, 16 km sealed; 1,667 km mostly gravel, crushed stone Inland waterways: 1,600 km Ports: Tartus, Latakia, Baniyas, Jablah Merchant marine: 45 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 48,710 GRT79,263 DWT; includes 25 passenger, 6 short-sea passenger, 2 passenger-cargo, 67 cargo, 2 oil tanker; note - American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and the loss of wildlife resources, soil degradation, soil depletion, erosion *World, People Population: 6,720 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 2.84% (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 9 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.) Birth rate: 27.67 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Death rate: 6.44 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.) Nationality: noun: Venezuelan(s) adjective: Venezuelan Ethnic divisions: Fijian 49%, Indian 46%, European, other Pacific Islander 2.9%,
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