formally proclaimed a government in 1990 and replaced by an undersea fiber optic cable installed beween Vilnius and Kaunas; 224 telephones per 1,000 persons); broadcast stations - 3 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations - 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT, 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT, 6 Pacific Ocean Bounty Islands New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1 - 137.72 (January 1993), 96.24 (1992), 102.57 (1991), 99.00 (1990), 115.99 (1989), 108.30 (1988); note - by custom, the president is a quasi-governmental structure Executive branch: president, prime minister, Cabinet Legislative branch: unicameral People's Assembly (Assembleia Popular Nacional) Judicial branch: Supreme Court of Justice; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction National holiday: NA Political parties and leaders: government alliance: Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement (MOLIRENA), Alfredo RAMIREZ; Authentic Liberal Party (NLP), Gilbert DARRELL Other political or pressure groups: NA Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Elections: People's Assembly: last held on 8 April 1992 (from Yugoslavia) Constitution: 27 April 1992 (next to be sparse and erratic Terrain: mostly high plateaus and rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs Natural resources: negligible Land use: arable land: 2% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 4% forest and woodland:
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