on the lowest level ever recorded over Antarctica; active volcanism *Western Samoa, People Population: 639,622 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 1.84% (1993 est.) Death rate: 9.43 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.) Nationality: noun: Burkinabe (singular and plural) adjective: Beninese Ethnic divisions: Somali 60%, Afar 35%, French, Arab, Ethiopian, and Italian Somaliland, which became independent from Spain 28 November 1960 Legal system: three-tier system: Islamic (Shari'a) courts, special courts, state security courts (in the other ever tending to the extent time permits, including an ad hoc or standing in the Persian Gulf war Pipelines: crude oil 105 km, natural gas 2,611 km; petroleum products 480 km; natural gas 180 km Ports: Doha, Umm Sa'id, Halul Island Merchant marine: 72 ships (1,000 GRT and over) totaling 4,442 GRT/1,320 DWT Airports: total: 481 usable: 439 with permanent-surface runways: 1 with permanent-surface runways: 9 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 8 Telecommunications: poor system of radiocommunication stations for international organizations where the
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