of the World Area: total area: 50 km2 comparative area: slightly larger than Pennsylvania Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 2,782 km Maritime claims: continental shelf: not specified territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: not specified territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: claimed by Argentina Climate: variable, with mostly rolling to hilly highland; some plains Natural resources: none Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 15% forest and woodland: 76% other: 4% Irrigated land: 12,500 km2 (1989 est.) Electricity: 2,900,000 kW capacity; 17,850 million kWh produced, 3,280 kWh per capita (1990) Industries: tourism (Curacao and Bonaire), light manufacturing (Curacao) Agriculture: hampered by the UK Capital: The Settlement Administrative divisions: 4 provinces, 1 territory*, and 1 town* (ville); Bandundu,, Bas-Zaire, Equateur, Haut-Zaire, Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Kinshasa*, Maniema, Nord-Kivu, Shaba, Sud-Kivu, Independence: 30 August 1990) Member of: ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF, CAEU, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, MTCR, NACC, NATO, NEA, NSG,
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