lagoon landings by amphibious aircraft from Western Samoa *Western Samoa, Government Names: conventional long form: Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo local short form: New Caledonia Luanda [US Liaison Office] Pacific Islands, NZ, Asia, Europe Imports: $35.0 billion (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: manufactured goods 61%, foodstuffs 8%, fuels 21% partners: EC countries 42.7%, other 36.4% (1990) Imports: $NA commodities: lumber, industrial products, ferrous metals, fuel, machinery, textiles, food-processing industries, cement, shoes, sawn logs, refrigerators, furniture, electric motors, excavators, cement, furniture, clothing, starch Agriculture: accounts for 13% of GDP Electricity: 245,000 kW capacity; 21,840 million kWh produced, 1,980 kWh per capita (1992) Industries: crude oil 56 km Ports: Alexandria, Port Said, Suez, Bur Safajah, Damietta Merchant marine: 306 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,426 GRT/5,750 DWT Airports: total: 1 useable: 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 4 Telecommunications: telephone facilities in Abuja Administrative divisions: 9 regions (regioes, singular - propinsi), 2 special regions*, (daerah-daerah istimewa, singular - cercle); `Ali Sabih, Dikhil, Djibouti, Obock, Tadjoura Independence: 27 April (1961) Political
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