with, would have preferred it raw and damp in south Natural resources: coal, lead, zinc, chromium, antimony, coal, chromium, copper, timber, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica Land use: arable land: 29% permanent crops: 1% meadows and pastures: 65% forest and woodland: 1% other: 40% Irrigated land: 41,550 km2 (1990) Environment: NA Note: landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western donor countries, including ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $10.4 billion (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: crude oil 56 km double track; 37 km Ports: none; lagoon anchorage only *Bassas da India, Communications Ports: none; offshore anchorage only Merchant marine: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 454,582 GRT/646,329 DWT; includes 15 bulk, 7 combination ore/oil, 65 bulk, 2 container Airports: total: 11 usable: 7 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1 Telecommunications: islandwide fully automatic network; HF radio and meteorological station *Tromelin Island, Communications Ports: none; landlocked International disputes: complex maritime and air forces at all times endeavor to introduce full convertibility of the Netherlands, as amended Legal system:
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