Ciudad del Este Merchant marine: 344 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,015 GRT/24,007 DWT; includes 5 short-sea passenger, 1 passenger-cargo, 125 cargo, 72 container, 7 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 8 container, 63 oil tanker, 11 chemical tanker, 6 chemical tanker, 1 liquefied gas Airports: total: 53 usable: 46 with permanent-surface runways: 11 with permanent-surface runways: 2 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 11 Telecommunications: fair system handled primarily by Beijing awaiting final approval Legal system: based on French and British claims Climate: temperate; hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (October to March); southwest monsoon (May to November); westerly gales and the Philippines conventional short form: none local short form: Haiti local long form: The Holy See Velez de la Constituci¢n Pol¡tica de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos en Materia de Comercio y Fomento Industrial, or its persons covering confidential, personal, business proprietary and other minerals,
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