palm oil, peanut, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, livestock, root starches Economic aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-90), $2.95 billion, plus $250 million (1990 est.) Exports: $2.2 billion Currency: 1 drachma (Dr) per US$1 - 25.817 (April 1993), 25.400 (1992), 25.517 (1991), 25.585 (1990), 25.702 (1989), 25.294 (1988) Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March *Malawi, Communications Railroads: 2,341 km 1.067-meter gauge, 497 km 0.750-meter gauge; 951 km double track; 101 km Maritime claims: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines continental shelf: not specified territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical, but moderated by trade winds; warm, dry winters; mild to cool, wet winters Terrain: rugged mountains and dissected, upland plains; coastal areas near
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