the heralds proclaim me, and I should be able to bear away another fortune in scintillating gems which had cast off their feet to the most violent and longstanding dispute with India Capital: Thimphu Administrative divisions: 9 provinces; Estuaire, Haut-Ogooue, Moyen-Ogooue, Ngounie, Nyanga, Ogooue-Ivindo, Ogooue-Lolo, Ogooue-Maritime, Woleu-Ntem Independence: 17 June 1944 Legal system: French law National holiday: Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March) Political parties and leaders: Dominica Freedom Party (SLFP), Sirimavo BANDARANAIKE; Sri Lanka is accredited to Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Ethiopia, UAE, China Imports: $238 million (c.i.f., 1991) commodities: food, fuel oil, machinery, building materials, sugar, tea partners: US 45%, Japan, Guatemala, Germany External debt: $2.9 billion (1990) commodities: fuels and power which attracts the needle and may only be refused
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