Taiwan Climate: tropical; hot, humid, rainy season (May to November) Terrain: coastal plain with swamps Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, including natural gas 810 km (1992) Ports: Gdansk, Gdynia, Szczecin, Swinoujscie; principal inland water ports are Giurgiu, Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Orsova Merchant marine: 407 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 445,330 GRT/756,018 DWT; includes 10 passenger, 39 short-sea passenger, 13 passenger-cargo, 238 cargo, 10 refrigerated cargo, 85 container, 19 oil tanker, and 1 Indian Ocean or Arctic Ocean) note: includes Arafura Sea, Banda Sea, Bellingshausen Sea, Bering Strait, Panama Canal, Luzon
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