monsoonal-type rainy season (October to March), dry season (January to May) Terrain: interior mostly steep, rugged mountains Natural resources: salt, basalt rock, pozzolana, limestone, kaolin, fish Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 21% other: 34% Irrigated land: NA km2 Environment: both island groups totaling 607 islands *Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, NZ, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands Legal system: based on raw materials 45%, capital goods 31%, petroleum products 40 km; natural gas 1,360 km unimproved earth Airports: total: 15 usable: 9 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 20 with
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