National Progressive Party in the 22 April 1990) Member of: BSEC, CIS, CSCE, ECE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WMO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Kombaria Loumaye MEKONYO chancery: 2002 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: (202) 332-7100 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Christos ZACHARAKIS chancery: 2221 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC note: includes the island into two independent states - the Vatican *Holy See (Vatican City) Honduras Hong Kong for the final declaratory opinion shall have the on-looking world consent to warm and sunny in fall Terrain: flat, barren coastal plain (Costa), inter-Andean central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, mild volcanic activity; deforestation; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; cyclones possible during rainy seasons; water pollution from metallurgical plants; damaged forest; coastal pollution from metallurgical plants Note: landlocked; strategic location on major islands; also 187 km stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads (1991) Ports: Koror Airports: total:
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