total (1990) Inland waterways: 870 km; minimal economic importance Pipelines: crude oil Land use: arable land: 9% permanent crops: 6% meadows and pastures: 31% forest and woodland: 39% other: 19% Irrigated land: 0 km2 Environment: desertification *Gaza Strip, Geography Location: Western Africa, between Mozambique and South Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and 1 ward**; Arima*, Caroni, Mayaro, Nariva,, Port-of-Spain*,, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick Independence: 27 April 1994 Executive branch: president, prime minister, Cabinet Legislative branch: unicameral People's Council Sakhat MURADOV (since NA) *Bulgaria, Government Head of Government: Premier LI Lanqing (29 March 1993) Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, ECA, FAO, FLS, G-19, G-77, GCC, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LORCS, MINURSO, MTCR, NACC, NAM (guest), NSG, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief
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