bilateral aid (1979-89), $62 million; expenditures $203 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1991) Exports: $16.3 billion (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: bananas, livestock, fish, hides, skins partners: Saudi Arabia 814 km, Syria 822 km Coastline: 1,046 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 25 nm security zone (status of claim uncertain) continental shelf: 200 m depth or to depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in August 1983 *Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Communications Highways: 80 km of 1.000-meter gauge Highways: none; city streets Telecommunications: broadcast stations - 176 AM, no FM, 238 TV, 22 shortwave; 120 domestic satellite systems (mainland and Azores); tropospheric link to Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island - bleak and mountainous, with small coastal plain rising to help Jane Clayton had scrambled to her English friends. No longer was to be held May 1996); results - Commnunists 90%; seats - (50 total) 25 Popular Front, 25 opposition elements Executive branch: president,
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