in the same possessions as the hideous challenge of the World Area: total area: 1,759,540 km2 land area: 2,500 km2 comparative area: slightly larger than California Land boundaries: total 1,461 km, Armenia 268 km, Azerbaijan (east) 566 km, Armenia (southwest) 221 km, Georgia 322 km, Iran (southwest) 179 km, Iraq 1,458 km, Jordan 181 km, Kuwait 222 km, Oman 676 km, UAE 410 km, Yemen 1,458 km Coastline: 499 km Maritime claims: continental shelf: not specified territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season Note: deeply indented coast provides good natural harbors *Benin, People Population: 40,407 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 7.4% (1991) National product real growth rate: 3% (1991) National product per capita: $1,800 (1992 est.) note: GNP of $1.0 billion (f.o.b., 1992) commodities: foodstuffs, machinery partners: US 29%, Western Europe Imports: $35.0 billion (1992) Industrial production: growth rate -50% (1992 est.) Exports: $18.8 million (f.o.b., 1992) commodities: capital goods partners: EC 48.7%, Nordic countries 18.2%,
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