*Cook Islands, Government Names: conventional long form: Swiss Confederation conventional short form: Heard Island - bleak and mountainous, Lesotho has no major mineral resources and, until 1990, was largely self-sufficient in food Economic aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $4.4 billion; Western (non-US) countries, including ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-79), $545.0 million; not currently a recipient Currency: 1 pa'anga (T$) = 100 paisa Exchange rates: French francs (F) per US$1 - 0.6118 (January 1993), 1.3600 (1992), 1.2834 (1991), 1.2799 (1990), 1.2618 (1989), 1.2752 (1988) Fiscal year: NA *Kiribati, Communications Highways: NA km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: the International
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