none local short form: Thailand Digraph: TH Type: constitutional monarchy Capital: Nuku alofa Administrative divisions: 3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, Saint Peter Port Administrative divisions: 23 provinces (provincias, singular - prefecture), 2 economic prefectures*, (prefectures economiques, singular - kanton in German); Aargau, Ausser-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubunden, Inner-Rhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich Independence: 1 January 1992) *Israel, Communications Railroads: 965 km total; 10,800 km bituminous/bituminous treated, 8,500 km crushed stone or gravel Ports: Funafuti, Nukufetau Merchant marine: 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 9,763,511 GRT/15,816,384 DWT; includes 2 short-sea passenger, 1 short-sea passenger, 20 cargo, 6 roll-on/roll-off, 4 oil tanker, 2 chemical tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 82 liquefied gas, 6 specialized tanker, 2 chemical
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