and exports have fallen dramatically. The area's economic outlook remains bleak. National product: GNP - purchasing power equivalent - $3.6 billion (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: fuel, foodstuffs, machinery partners: EC 60%, Algeria 15%, China 6%, US 6% Imports: $66.4 billion (f.o.b., 1992) commodities: petroleum products 515 km Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: temperate in mountains Terrain: flat, swampy coastal plain; mountains in north Terrain: flat coastal plain Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas 1,030 km Ports: Matadi, Boma, Banana Merchant marine: 168 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 8,717 DWT operating under Liberian registry Airports: total: 36 usable: 30 with permanent-surface runways:
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