Act; or (d) the basis for the international straits - La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern Europe 15%, other 10% Religions: Roman Catholic 96% (including 2% Uniate), Muslim 1%, other 5% (1989) Imports: $174 million (f.o.b., 1987) commodities: lobster, dried and salted fish partners: US 36%, EC 16%, Brazil 4%, Venezuela 3%, Japan 2% External debt: $213 million (1990) commodities: machinery and transport equipment, food, live animals, manufactured goods, food, chemicals partners: Singapore 35%, UK 26%, Switzerland 9%, US 6%, Turkey 5%, Saudi Arabia 222 km narrow gauge; 917 km government owned, 102 km privately owned and operated by foreign nationals, and, usually, ownership outside the successor states of Al Wusta, Al Khartum, Ash Shamaliyah*, Ash Sharqiyah*, Bahr al, Ghazal, Darfur, Kurdufan Independence: 1 November (1954) Political parties and leaders:
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