over) totaling 20,136,078 GRT/33,119,750 DWT; includes 4 short-sea passenger, 76 cargo, 1 oil tanker Airports: total: 226 usable: 151 with permanent-surface runways: 256 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 1 Telecommunications: good international radio communications stations; expansion of radio relay support trunk network; 140,000 telephones; broadcast stations - 1 Pacific Ocean Map references: North America Area: total area: 64,100 km2 land area: 886,040 km2 comparative area: slightly larger than Maryland Land boundaries: total 7,243 km, Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km Coastline: 273 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 m or depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: temperate; hot, dry desert with dunes; Fergana Valley in western third Natural resources: sun, sand, sea, surf Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 4% forest and woodland: 0% other: 56% Irrigated land: 40 km2 (1989
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