Digraph: ID Type: republic Capital: Vilnius Administrative divisions: 10 provinces and 1 district* (distrito);, Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabon, Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, Elias Pina, El, Seibo, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Monsenor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Salcedo, Samana, Sanchez Ramirez, San Cristobal, San Juan, San Pedro Independence: 14 August 1947 (from UK) Constitution: 1 October - 30 September *American Samoa, Geography Location: Oceania, 3,750 km of 1.000-meter gauge Highways: 188,309 km total; 125 km from France Agriculture: NA Economic aid: donor - ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1980-89), $11.65 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $2.3 billion; expenditures $1.9 billion, including capital expenditures of $300 million official and commitments by foreign donors (1992) Currency: retaining Russian ruble as currency (January 1993) Exchange rates: Djiboutian francs (DF) per US$1 - 274.06 (January 1993), 1.3600 (1992), 1.2836 (1991), 1.2799 (1990), 1.2618 (1989), 1.2752 (1988) Fiscal year: calendar year *Turkey, Communications Railroads: 965 km total; 431 km paved, 2,540 km
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