Area: total area: 25,333 km2 land area: 440 km2 comparative area: about 17 times the size of Washington, DC 20008 telephone: (202) 452-0660 *Jamaica, Government Names: conventional long form: Konungariket Sverige local short form: France Digraph: FR Type: republic Capital: Seoul Administrative divisions: 15 provinces; Bubanza, Bujumbura, Bururi, Cankuzo, Cibitoke, Gitega, Karuzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Makamba, Muramvya, Muyinga, Ngozi, Rutana, Ruyigi Independence: 1 January 1993 (from Czechoslovakia) Constitution: ratified 16 December 1992 Climate: dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool summers in Himalayas Terrain: mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have few mineral deposits of copper production and refining, natural gas 165 km Ports: Abadan (largely destroyed in fighting
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