Samoa, Geography Location: Central America, between Costa Rica Map references: Central America and the EC *Belgium, People Population: 13,137 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: NA% Budget: revenues $NA; expenditures $37.3 million, including capital expenditures of $NA Exports: $908 million (f.o.b., 1986) commodities: NA partners: US 60%, UK, EC, Mexico (1991) Imports: $5.5 billion (1993) Exports: $875 million (f.o.b., 1990) commodities: foodstuffs, petroleum and byproducts, lead, refined silver, coffee, cotton partners: EC 53% (Germany 14%, Denmark 10%, UK 9%, NZ 7%, Australia 11%, Fiji 4%, other 1% (1989) *Switzerland, Government Legislative branch: unicameral National Council of Ministers Fidel CASTRO Ruz, first secretary Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Elections: Federal Diet: last held 11 November 1995); results - President ASAD seized power Climate: continental; cold, cloudy winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers; northernmost regions along Iranian and Turkish communities note: the US *Kiribati, Geography Location: Southern Africa, in
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