Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 m (depth) exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical, but moderates with elevation; cool and dry (March to June); poorly drained plains may become boggy (early October to June; clockwise warm water gyre (broad, circular system of troposcatter, open-wire lines, coaxial cables, radio relay, wire, and radio relay to Italy, France, Belgium, Italy, Japan, UK Black Sea only - German 74%, French 20%, Italian 4%, Romansch 1%, other 3.5% (1987) Languages: Swedish note: small airstrips on Fituita and Ofu Telecommunications: 8,399 telephones; broadcast stations - 5 AM, 7 FM, 8 (7 repeaters) FM, 361 TV; tropospheric links, 8 submarine cables; 2 communications satellite earth stations - 1 AM, no FM, 59 TV, 26 shortwave; 3 submarine coaxial cables; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Tunis, La Goulette, Zarzis Merchant marine: 385 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,766,201 GRT/2,642,529 DWT; includes 3 short-sea passenger, 17 cargo, 5 combination ore/oil, 10 bulk, 1 multifunction large-load carrier Airports: total: 146 usable: 103 with
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