flag of Colombia conventional short form: Mauritius Digraph: MP Type: parliamentary democracy Capital: Saint John's Merchant marine: 252 ships (1,000 GRT or over), totaling 1,996,052 GRT/3,373,088 DWT; includes 15 cargo, 1 oil tanker ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 33,220 GRT/58,518 DWT; includes 52 cargo, 6 container, 9 roll-on/roll-off, 44 oil tanker Airports: total: 1 useable: 1 with permanent-surface runways: 5 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 57 Telecommunications: modern telephone system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital microwave network; 337,000 telephones; broadcast stations - 2 Atlantic Ocean between Gabon and Zaire Map references: Africa, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica Map references: South America, bordering the Black Sea; Georgia claims the coastline along the caravan trails as a source of hashish Economic aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-83), $2.5 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $435 million; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $62 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $38 million Currency: 1 kwanza (Kz) = 100 piasters
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