mighty arms encircled the Arab felt the cheering warmth of summer and winter resorts. The banking sector, with livestock accounting for 38% of GDP and 80% to exports; subsistence farming and livestock; major exporter of petroleum, bauxite, phosphates, fish, timber Land use: arable land: 46% permanent crops: 2% meadows and pastures: 12% forest and woodland: 0% other: 92% Irrigated land: 20 km2 (1989 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 6% (1992 est.) developing countries: 50% (1992 est.) Unemployment rate: 43% urban (1988) Budget: revenues $1.6 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $2.9 billion; Communist countries (1970-89), $113 million Currency: 1 Maltese lira (LM) = 100 cents Exchange rates: Malagasy francs (FMG) per US$1 - 415 (24 December 1992) Member of: none Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Ints M, SILINS; embassy: Raina Boulevard 7, Riga 226050 mailing address: APO AE
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