National Basic Intelligence Factbook, Issue 21Central Intelligence Agency, 1975 - Geography |
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31 December accepted compulsory ICJ Agriculture annual growth rate Atlantic Ocean average annual growth calendar year COMMUNICATIONS capita Exports Coastline COMMUNICATIONS Railroads compulsory ICJ jurisdiction DEFENSE FORCES Military ECONOMY GNP Elections Electric power Ethnic divisions fishing fit for military FORCES Military manpower gage Government leader GOVERNMENT Legal name IAEA IBRD ICAO ICJ jurisdiction Branches Islands judicial review Land boundaries Legal system Limits of territorial Literacy Major industries Major trade partners major transport aircraft metric tons million c.i.f. million f.o.b. million kw.-hr minor Civil air Monetary conversion rate National Organized labor parties and leaders petroleum political or pressure Political parties Political subdivisions radio reach military age reference map Republic runways Sabah Sarawak Seabeds Committee seaplane seaplane stations Telecommunications short tons stations DEFENSE FORCES stations Telecommunications Suffrage surface runways telephones territorial waters claimed transport aircraft Airfields UNESCO unimproved earth usable Voting strength WATER Limits West Germany
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