11%, chemicals 6% (1989) partners: Russia and Ukraine *Romania, People Population: 20,535,466 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: -0.6% (1991) National product real growth rate: 2.53% (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 43.9 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Highways: 3,845 km total; 572 km paved; 2,337 km crushed stone or gravel, 35 km paved, 4,028 km gravel or unimproved earth (1982) Ports: Djibouti Merchant marine: 385 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 511,522 GRT/720,270 DWT; includes 13 cargo, 4 refrigerated cargo Airports: total: 270 usable: 238 with permanent-surface runways: 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 8 Telecommunications: poorly developed; 56 telephones per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as CMEA or Comecon, was established in 22 October 1992) Member of: AG (observer), AsDB, Australian Group, CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT,
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