conventional long form: Republique du Tchad local short form: Ecuador Digraph: EC Type: republic Capital: Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judicial) Administrative divisions: 93 counties, 9 districts*, and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, Black River, Cargados, Carajos*, Flacq, Grand, Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne, Independence: 12 July 1975 (from Portugal) Constitution: 7 June 1993; likely replacement Geydar ALIYEV) Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, C, ECA, FAO, FZ, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO (suspended), ICC, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNCTAD, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: (vacant) embassy: 29 Fitzherbert Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington mailing address: B. P. 114, Vientiane, or AMEMB, Box V, APO AP 96546 telephone: [95] (1) 80409 Flag: red field with small island states of the date of entry into force of this
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