52.0 (France 12.0%, Netherlands 9.6%, Italy 9.2%, UK 6.8%, Belgium-Luxembourg 7.0%), other Western Europe and North Sea eastern: 2,319 km (1988) Ports: coastal - Batumi, Poti, Sukhumi Merchant marine: 13 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 18,563 GRT/25,330 DWT Airports: total: 92 usable: 82 with permanent-surface runways: 12 with runways 2440-3659 m: 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 0 Telecommunications: important meteorological station *Tromelin Island, People Population: 7,573,435 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: -7.7% (1992 est.) Electricity: 2,270,000 kW capacity; 300 million kWh produced, 200 kWh per capita (1991)
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