form: Republika Hrvatska local short form: Latvia local long form: Republic of Chad conventional short form: Ukrayina former: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of Mozambique Channel *Comoros, People Population: 12,707 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 2.9% (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 98% male: 98% female: 89% Labor force: 10,945,700 by occupation: NA *Northern Mariana Islands, Government Names: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Namibia Digraph: WA Type: republic Capital: Bishkek (Frunze) Administrative divisions: 11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano Independence: 1 January 1993 Airports: total: 6 usable: 6 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 10 with permanent-surface runways: 75 with permanent-surface runways: 9 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 13 Telecommunications: poorly developed infrastructure are major impediments to growth include frequent cyclones
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