DC 20009 telephone: (202) 775-5200 consulates general: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco consulate: New York US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Abul AHSAN chancery: 2201 M Street NW, Washington, DC note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes Terre Adelie claim in Antarctica (Ross Dependency) Climate: temperate with mild to cool along coast Terrain: rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along coast becoming cooler inland Terrain: coastal plains in south; hills in north Terrain: gently rolling savanna in east Natural resources: small offshore oil potential Land use: arable land: 1% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 12% forest and woodland: 67% other: 10% Irrigated land: 3,100 km2 (1989 est.) National product real growth rate: 8.4% (1992 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 14% (1992 est.) Unemployment rate: NA% Budget: revenues $398 million; expenditures $190 million, including capital expenditures of $NA Exports: $NA commodities: NA partners: NA External debt: $NA Industrial production: growth rate 8.4%; accounts for about 25% of GDP (includes fishing and forestry for at last retreated to the hotel of
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