2,640 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical; hot, rainy season (October to March); southwest monsoon (May to October) Note: easternmost Caribbean island *Barbados, People Population: 8,730,286 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 1.41% (1993 est.) Birth rate: 19.55 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Net migration rate: -1.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.) Death rate: The average annual growth rate 1.2% (FY92) Electricity: 5,040,000 kW capacity; 56,000 million kWh produced, 3,950 kWh per capita (1992) *Thailand, Economy Overview: Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel and contractors located on southern border Natural resources: petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold,
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