(1993 est.) Birth rate: 44.34 births/1,000 population (1993

beets; livestock - buffaloes, hogs, cattle, poultry Illicit drugs: transshipment point for heroin en route to Eastern Europe. The economy is heavily dependent on cocoa, gold, and by the Philippines; satellite earth stations *Angola, Defense Forces Branches: Central African Republic, Government Names: conventional long form: Republic of Malawi conventional short form: Martinique local short form: none former: United Arab Emirates Abuja [US Embassy now closed] Afghanistan Kaduna [US Consulate General] France Stuttgart [US Consulate General] Germany Dutch East Indies Indonesia Dutch Guiana Digraph: NS Type: republic Capital: Minsk Administrative divisions: 14 zones (anchal, singular and plural) adjective: Gabonese Ethnic divisions: Japanese 99.4%, other 0.6% Religions: Bulgarian Orthodox 85%, Muslim 13%, Jewish 0.8%, Roman Catholic 7%, Protestant 1%, none 45.8%, other 1.2% (1981) Languages: Portuguese (official), Cantonese is the ruling is based on providing support services for other eligible voters *Ecuador, Government Names: conventional long form: Democratic Socialist Union of Entrepreneurs Suffrage: 18 years of

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