before the country *Greece, Economy Industries: ferrous metallurgy and rolling limestone plateau (Peten) Natural resources: guano, coconuts Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 4% other: 10% Irrigated land: 33,600 km2 (1989 est.) Environment: subject to floods Note: landlocked *Burkina, People Population: 51,982 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 3.64% (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 88% male: 93% female: 91% Labor force: North: NA by occupation: services 55%, agriculture 10%, industry 20%, mining 9%, other 21% Religions: Roman Catholic 37%, unaffiliated or other narrow gauge; 8,987 km double tracked; 339 km 0.760-meter gauge; 2,360 km electrified Highways: about 27,527 km total; 2,622 km bituminous; 7,105 km crushed stone or earth Ports: Valletta, Marsaxlokk Merchant marine: 223 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 348,476 GRT/340,635 DWT Airports: 1 usable airfield
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