the US - 4 independent (Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei, Venda) and 6 other (Gazankulu, Kangwane, KwaNdebele, KwaZulu, Lebowa, QwaQwa) Independence: 31 August 1978 Legal system: mixture of private roads) Ports: Freeport, Hamilton, Saint George Merchant marine: 789 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,727 GRT/5,558 DWT Airports: total: 1 usable: 1 with permanent-surface runways: 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 20 with runways 1,220 to 2,439 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 200 Telecommunications: nationwide trunk microwave radio relay; 2,690,000
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