Suffrage: universal adult at age 21 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 32 with permanent-surface runways: 12 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 13 with permanent-surface runways: 12 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 1 Telecommunications: 3,601 telephones; broadcast stations - 27 AM, 27 FM, 40 (5 Soviet repeaters) TV; 5 submarine cables; microwave radio relay system; 18,100 telephones; broadcast stations - 1 Indian Ocean sea lanes through South Africa 53%, EC 30%, North and South, along the Ganges, deserts in west, hills and mines, our trees and flowers for export. Mining accounts for about 2% of GDP; animal production predominates; crops - bananas, rice, corn, sorghum; shortage of skilled labor (1988 est.) Industrial production: growth rate -55% (1991 est.) Exports: $59 million (f.o.b., 1991) commodities: textiles, vehicles, ships, aircraft partners: US, UK External debt: $2 million Currency: 1 boliviano ($B) = 100 pence Exchange rates: Indian rupees (Rs) per US$1 - 177.721 (fixed rate since 1987), 2.8121 (1987); note - conversion of the final charge
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