Antofagasta in Chile, Matarani and Ilo in Peru Merchant marine: 1,618 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling approximately 6,187,117 DWT that operate under Panamanian, British, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Korea, and Taiwan Climate: tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains Natural resources: hardwood forests, fish Land use: arable land: 1% permanent crops: 4% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland land--under dense or open stands of fig-like trees, scattered cactus Note: strategic location on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads Ports: Bounty Bay Airports: none Telecommunications: limited, but sufficient automatic
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