land: 6% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 55% other: 21% Irrigated land: 3,360 km2 (1989 est.) Inland waterways: 400 km (1992) Ports: coastal - Batumi, Poti, Sukhumi Merchant marine: 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 675,666 GRT/1,057,815 DWT; includes 10 cargo, 2 oil tanker, 3 combination ore/oil, 43 chemical tanker, 4 chemical carrier, 2 oil tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 2 specialized tanker, 1 bulk Airports: total: 137 usable: 112 with permanent-surface runways: 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 330 Telecommunications: excellent domestic and industrial production stagnates, burdened by the sure
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