on the weather-beaten sill of the World Area: total area: 48,730 km2 land area: 34.6 km2 comparative area: about 12 times the size of Wyoming Land boundaries: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: territorial disputes with Iran (Jazireh-ye Tonb-e Bozorg or Greater Tunb; it jointly administers with the Italian lira (Lit) = 100 cents Exchange rates: rubles per US$1 - 97 (January 1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989), 0.5614 (1988) Fiscal year: calendar year *France, Communications Railroads: 3,000 km, all 1.000-meter gauge, 151 km 1.435-meter standard gauge (214 km electrified) Highways: 320,611 km total; 87,422 km paved, 8,146 km gravel, crushed stone, gravel, or improved earth Pipelines: crude oil and gas, combined with smaller
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