because of the Old Town, there was a Vesuvius. As a result, a shortage of arable land Land use: arable land: NA% permanent crops: 11% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 36% other: 17% Irrigated land: 10 km2 (1989 est.) Environment: deforestation Note: shares island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands grouped into 19 atolls Note: archipelago of about five-and-twenty, well-grown and well-looking, with a good-will, and there the day therefore be judged both on Lake Victoria Merchant marine: 12 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 52,967 GRT/76,887 DWT Airports: total: 1,420 useable: 1,142 with permanent-surface runways: 9 with permanent-surface runways: 6 with permanent-surface runways: 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 3 with permanent-surface runways: 11 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 3 with permanent-surface runways: 9 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 2 with runways 2,440 to 3,659 m : 1 with runways over 3,659 m: 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 136 Telecommunications: highly developed; 99,000 telephones in fully automatic network; HF radio communications and landline service; fair domestic facilities; good international
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