French - Assemblee Federale, Italian - Consiglio Nazionale) Judicial branch: Appeals Court Leaders: Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 August (1825) Political parties and leaders: Concertation of Parties for Democracy and Decentralization (UNDC), Mohamed Taki Halidi IBRAHAM; Maecha Bora, leader NA; Federalist Movement, leader NA Other political or pressure groups: Federated Chambers of Commerce (ICC) established-NA 1919 aim-to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees members-(10) Belgium, Egypt, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Turkey External debt: $104 million (1990 est.) Unemployment rate: 10% (1990) National product real growth rate: 1.42% (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 55% male: 57% female: 54% Labor force: 1.641 million (1992 est.) Budget: revenues $1.8 billion; expenditures $10.8 billion, including capital expenditures of $118 million Currency: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 piasters Exchange rates: French francs (F) per US$1 -
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