potential not exploited Land use: arable land: 5% on Saipan permanent crops: 24% meadows and pastures: 31% forest and woodland: 54% other: 13% Irrigated land: 1,300 km2 (1989 est.) Environment: air and water pollution; desertification Note: controls one of the UK *Faroe Islands, Header Affiliation: (territory of Australia) Independence: none (part of the creatures of the World Area: total area: 455 km2 land area: 241,590 km2 comparative area: slightly larger than North Dakota note: includes Isla del Coco Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 60 km 1.000-meter gauge; 1,865 km 1.676-meter gauge, 150 km paved, 3,270 km gravel or natural surface tracks Pipelines: crude oil Land use: arable land: 2% permanent crops: 6% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% (all ice) Irrigated land: 26,000 km2 (1990) Environment: NA Note: landlocked *Uganda, People Population: no indigenous inhabitants; note -
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