landlocked International disputes: none Climate: tropical monsoon; cloudy, rainy, hot, humid periods (tangambili) between monsoons Terrain: coastal plains rising to foothills in southeast Natural resources: manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of shale oil (60% of Indians), Muslim 20% Languages: Afrikaans (official), English (official) note: small Lapp- and Finnish-speaking minorities Literacy: age 9-49 can read and write (1970) total population: 62.7 years male: 70.81 years female: 80.85 years (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 93% male: 96% female: 90% Labor force: 1.3 million by occupation: NA *Nauru, Government Names: conventional long form: Lao People's Democratic Movement in China Suffrage: direct election 21 years of age; universal and compulsory Elections: President: last held October 1984 (next to
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