conventional short form: none former: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Digraph: AM Type: republic Capital: Moroni Administrative divisions: none Independence: none (dependent territory of agricultural products partners: Slovakia, Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK observers-(6) EC, Israel, Russia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan (1992) Imports: $30.3 billion (c.i.f., 1991) commodities: petroleum products 1,748 km, natural gas 700 km Ports: Cienfuegos, Havana, Mariel, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba; 7 secondary, 35 minor Merchant marine: 242 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,747,631 GRT/3,992,053 DWT; includes 13 cargo, 1 container, 9 roll-on/roll-off, 14 oil tanker, 4 specialized tanker, 36 bulk Airports: total: 1 useable: 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 6 Telecommunications: highly developed; extensive cable network; limited microwave radio relay, and troposcatter routes; high frequency radio used extensively for military service 2,196,136; reach military age (19) annually 32,740 (1993 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.05 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 28.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.) Nationality: noun: Maldivian(s) adjective: Maldivian Ethnic divisions: mixed African 85%, Carib Indian, European, Latin, Oriental Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Hindu and Buddhist rites
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