radiotelephone communication service
domestic: NA
international: radiotelephone communications; satellite earth
station-1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 88, FM 1, shortwave 0
Radios: 690,000 (1992 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 9 (1996 est.)
Televisions: 45,000 (1992 est.)
@Nepal:Transportation
Railways:
total: 101 km; note-all in Kosi close to Indian border
narrow gauge: 101 km 0.762-m gauge
Highways:
total: 7,700 km
paved: 3,196 km
unpaved: 4,504 km (1996 est.)
Ports and harbors: none
Airports: 45 (1997 est.)
Airports-with paved runways:
total: 5
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1997 est.)
Airports-with unpaved runways:
total: 40
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 29 (1997 est.)
@Nepal:Military
Military branches: Royal Nepalese Army, Royal Nepalese Army Air
Service, Nepalese Police Force
Military manpower-military age: 17 years of age
Military manpower-availability:
males age 15-49: 5,739,283 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-fit for military service:
males: 2,983,449 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-reaching military age annually:
males: 275,582 (1998 est.)
Military expenditures-dollar figure: $36 million (FY92/93)
Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 1.2% (FY92/93)
@Nepal:Transnational Issues
Disputes-international: with Bhutan over 91,000 Bhutanese refugees in
Nepal
Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic and
international drug markets; transit point for opiates from Southeast
Asia to the West
______________________________________________________________________
NETHERLANDS
@Netherlands:Geography
Location: Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and
Germany
Geographic coordinates: 52 30 N, 5 45 E
Map references: Europe
Area:
total: 41,526 sq km
land: 33,889 sq km
water: 7,637 sq km
Area-comparative: slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
Land boundaries:
total: 1,027 km
border countries: Belgium 450 km, Germany 577 km
Coastline: 451 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
Terrain: mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some
hills in southeast
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Prins Alexanderpolder -7 m
highest point: Vaalserberg 321 m
Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, fertile soil
Land use:
arable land: 27%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures: 31%
forests and woodland: 10%
other: 31% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 5,600 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: the extensive system of dikes and dams, protects
nearly one-half of the total area from being flooded
Environment-current issues: water pollution in the form of heavy
metals, organic compounds, and nutrients such as nitrates and
phosphates; air pollution from vehicles and refining activities; acid
rain
Environment-international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air
Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile
Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty,
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species,
Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine
Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer
Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94,
Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity
Geography-note: located at mouths of three major European rivers
(Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and Schelde)
@Netherlands:People
Population: 15,731,112 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18% (male 1,472,236; female 1,406,919)
15-64 years: 68% (male 5,457,225; female 5,268,376)
65 years and over: 14% (male 862,574; female 1,263,782) (July 1998
est.)
Population growth rate: 0.5% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 11.62 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 8.69 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 2.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 5.17 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.01 years
male: 75.14 years
female: 81.03 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.49 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Dutchman(men), Dutchwoman(women)
adjective: Dutch
Ethnic groups: Dutch 96%, Moroccans, Turks, and other 4% (1988)
Religions: Roman Catholic 34%, Protestant 25%, Muslim 3%, other 2%,
unaffiliated 36% (1991)
Languages: Dutch
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% (1979 est.)
male: NA%
female: NA%
@Netherlands:Government
Country name:
conventional long form: Kingdom of the Netherlands
conventional short form: Netherlands
local long form: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
local short form: Nederland
Data code: NL
Government type: constitutional monarchy
National capital: Amsterdam; The Hague is the seat of government
Administrative divisions: 12 provinces (provincien,
singular-provincie); Drenthe, Flevoland, Friesland, Gelderland,
Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Utrecht,
Zeeland, Zuid-Holland
Dependent areas: Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Independence: 1579 (from Spain)
National holiday: Queen's Day, 30 April
Constitution: adopted 1814; amended many times, last time 17 February
1983
Legal system: civil law system incorporating French penal theory;
constitution does not permit judicial review of acts of the States
General; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen BEATRIX Wilhelmina Armgard (since 30 April
1980); Heir Apparent WILLEM-ALEXANDER (born 27 April 1967), Prince of
Orange, son of Queen BEATRIX
head of government: Prime Minister Wim KOK (since 22 August 1994) and
Vice Prime Ministers Hans DIJKSTAL (since 22 August 1994) and Hans VAN
MIERLO (since 22 August 1994)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the queen
elections: none; the queen is a hereditary, constitutional monarch;
following Second Chamber elections, the leader of the majority party
or leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister
by the queen; vice prime ministers appointed by the queen
note: there is a Council of State composed of the queen, crown prince,
and councillors consulted by the executive on legislative and
administrative policy
Legislative branch: bicameral States General or Staten Generaal
consists of the First Chamber or Eerste Kamer (75 seats; members
indirectly elected by the country's 12 provincial councils for
four-year terms) and the Second Chamber or Tweede Kamer (150 seats;
members directly elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: First Chamber-last held 9 June 1995 (next to be held 9 June
1999); Second Chamber-last held 3 May 1994 (next to be held 6 May
1998)
election results: First Chamber-percent of vote by party-NA; seats by
party-VVD 23, CDA 19, PvdA 14, D'66 7, other 12; Second
Chamber-percent of vote by party-PvdA 24.3%, CDA 22.3%, VVD 20.4%,
D'66 16.5%, other 16.5%; seats by party-PvdA 37, CDA 34, VVD 31, D'66
24, other 24
Judicial branch: Supreme Court or Hoge Raad, justices are nominated
for life by the crown
Political parties and leaders: Christian Democratic Appeal or CDA
[Jaap DE HOOP SCHEFFER]; Labor Party or PvdA [Wim KOK]; People's Party
for Freedom and Democracy (Liberal) or VVD [Hans F. DIJKSTAL];
Democrats '66 or D'66 [Els BORST]; a host of minor parties
Political pressure groups and leaders: large multinational firms;
Federation of Netherlands Trade Union Movement (comprising Socialist
and Catholic trade unions) and a Protestant trade union; Federation of
Catholic and Protestant Employers Associations; the nondenominational
Federation of Netherlands Enterprises; and Interchurch Peace Council
or IKV
International organization participation: AfDB, AG (observer), AsDB,
Australia Group, Benelux, BIS, CCC, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, ECLAC,
EIB, ESA, ESCAP, EU, FAO, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU,
ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat,
Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MTCR, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA,
NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR,
UNIDO, UNMIBH, UNTSO, UNU, UPU, WCL, WEU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO,
ZC
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Joris M. VOS (appointed 9 October 1997)
chancery: 4200 Linnean Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 244-5300
FAX: [1] (202) 362-3430
consulate(s) general: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Kirk Terry DORNBUSH
embassy: Lange Voorhout 102, 2514 EJ, The Hague
mailing address: PSC 71, Box 1000, APO AE 09715
telephone: [31] (70) 310-9209
FAX: [31] (70) 361-4688
consulate(s) general: Amsterdam
Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white,
and blue; similar to the flag of Luxembourg, which uses a lighter blue
and is longer
@Netherlands:Economy
Economy-overview: This highly developed and affluent economy is based
on private enterprise. The government makes its presence felt,
however, through many regulations, permit requirements, and welfare
programs affecting most aspects of economic activity. Industrial
activity features food-processing, oil-refining, and metalworking. The
highly mechanized agricultural sector employs only 2% of the labor
force but provides large surpluses for export and the domestic
food-processing industry. Indeed, the Netherlands ranks third
worldwide in value of agricultural exports, behind the US and France.
Sharp cuts in subsidy and social security spending have been
accompanied by sustained growth in output and employment. Growth in
1998 should be a brisk 3.5%. The Dutch will almost certainly qualify
for the first wave of countries entering the European Monetary Union
(EMU) in 1999.
GDP: purchasing power parity-$343.9 billion (1997 est.)
GDP-real growth rate: 3.25% (1997)
GDP-per capita: purchasing power parity-$22,000 (1997 est.)
GDP-composition by sector:
agriculture: 4%
industry: 18%
services: 78% (1996)
Inflation rate-consumer price index: 2% (1997)
Labor force:
total: 6.6 million (1997)
by occupation: services 75%, manufacturing and construction 23%,
agriculture 2% (1996)
Unemployment rate: 6.9% (1997)
Budget:
revenues: $103.4 billion
expenditures: $112.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA
(1998 draft)
Industries: agroindustries, metal and engineering products, electrical
machinery and equipment, chemicals, petroleum, fishing, construction,
microelectronics
Industrial production growth rate: 3.75% (1997)
Electricity-capacity: 20.09 million kW (1996 est.)
Electricity-production: 82 billion kWh (1996 est.)
Electricity-consumption per capita: 4,968 kWh (1996 est.)
Agriculture-products: grains, potatoes, sugar beets, fruits,
vegetables; livestock
Exports:
total value: $203.1 billion (f.o.b., 1997)
commodities: manufactures and machinery, chemicals; processed food and
tobacco, agricultural products
partners: EU 80% (Germany 29%, Belgium-Luxembourg 13%, UK 10%),
Central and Eastern Europe 4%, US 3% (1996)
Imports:
total value: $1.791 trillion (c.i.f., 1997)
commodities: raw materials and semifinished products, consumer goods,
transportation equipment, crude oil, food products
partners: EU 64% (Germany 22%, Belgium-Luxembourg 11%, UK 10%),
Central and Eastern Europe 4%, US 8% (1996)
Debt-external: $0
Economic aid:
donor: ODA, $2.9 billion (1997)
Currency: 1 Netherlands guilder, gulden, or florin (f.) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: Netherlands guilders, gulden, or florins (f.) per
US$1-2.0462 (January 1998), 1.9513 (1997), 1.6859 (1996), 1.6057
(1995), 1.8200 (1994), 1.8573 (1993)
Fiscal year: calendar year
Communications
Telephones: 8.272 million (1983 est.)
Telephone system: highly developed and well maintained; extensive
redundant system of multiconductor cables, supplemented by microwave
radio relay
domestic: nationwide cellular telephone system; microwave radio relay
international: 5 submarine cables; satellite earth stations-3 Intelsat
(1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat
(Atlantic and Indian Ocean Regions)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 3 (relays 3), FM 12 (repeaters 39),
shortwave 0
Radios: 13.755 million (1992 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 8 (repeaters 7)
Televisions: 7.4 million (1992 est.)
@Netherlands:Transportation
Railways:
total: 2,739 km
standard gauge: 2,739 km 1.435-m gauge; (1,991 km electrified) (1996)
Highways:
total: 127,000 km
paved: 114,427 km (including 2,360 km of expressways)
unpaved: 12,573 km (1996 est.)
Waterways: 6,340 km, of which 35% is usable by craft of 1,000 metric
ton capacity or larger
Pipelines: crude oil 418 km; petroleum products 965 km; natural gas
10,230 km
Ports and harbors: Amsterdam, Delfzijl, Dordrecht, Eemshaven,
Groningen, Haarlem, Ijmuiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Terneuzen,
Utrecht
Merchant marine:
total: 453 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,141,630 GRT/3,597,975
DWT
ships by type : bulk 2, cargo 269, chemical tanker 33, combination
bulk 2, container 44, liquefied gas tanker 16, livestock carrier 1,
multifunction large-load carrier 7, oil tanker 28, passenger 6,
refrigerated cargo 28, roll-on/roll-off cargo 11, short-sea passenger
3, specialized tanker 3
note: many Dutch-owned ships are also operating under the registry of
Netherlands Antilles (1997 est.)
Airports: 28 (1997 est.)
Airports-with paved runways:
total: 19
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (1997 est.)
Airports-with unpaved runways:
total: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 6 (1997 est.)
Heliports: 1 (1997 est.)
@Netherlands:Military
Military branches: Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy
(includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air
Force, Royal Constabulary
Military manpower-military age: 20 years of age
Military manpower-availability:
males age 15-49: 4,136,224 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-fit for military service:
males: 3,617,322 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-reaching military age annually:
males: 94,734 (1998 est.)
Military expenditures-dollar figure: $8.2 billion (1995)
Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 2.1% (1995)
@Netherlands:Transnational Issues
Disputes-international: none
Illicit drugs: important gateway for cocaine, heroin, and hashish
entering Europe; European producer of illicit amphetamines and other
synthetic drugs
______________________________________________________________________
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
(part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
@Netherlands Antilles:Geography
Location: Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea-one
includes Curacao and Bonaire north of Venezuela and the other is east
of the Virgin Islands
Geographic coordinates: 12 15 N, 68 45 W
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total: 960 sq km
land: 960 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint
Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin)
Area-comparative: more than five times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total: 10.2 km
border countries: Guadeloupe (Saint Martin) 10.2 km
Coastline: 364 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds
Terrain: generally hilly, volcanic interiors
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Scenery 862 m
Natural resources: phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)
Land use:
arable land: 10%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 90% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane
belt, so are rarely threatened; Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius
are subject to hurricanes from July to October
Environment-current issues: NA
Environment-international agreements:
party to: Whaling (extended from Netherlands)
signed, but not ratified: NA
@Netherlands Antilles:People
Population: 205,693 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26% (male 27,001; female 26,091)
15-64 years: 67% (male 64,964; female 72,329)
65 years and over: 7% (male 6,393; female 8,915) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.06% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 17.61 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 6.63 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 12.95 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.05 years
male: 71.99 years
female: 76.2 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.11 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Netherlands Antillean(s)
adjective: Netherlands Antillean
Ethnic groups: mixed black 85%, Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Seventh-Day Adventist
Languages: Dutch (official), Papiamento, a
Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect predominates, English widely
spoken, Spanish
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 98%
female: 99% (1981 est.)
@Netherlands Antilles:Government
Country name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Netherlands Antilles
local long form: none
local short form: Nederlandse Antillen
Data code: NT
Dependency status: part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full
autonomy in internal affairs granted in 1954
Government type: parliamentary
National capital: Willemstad
Administrative divisions: none (part of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands)
note: each island has its own government
Independence: none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
National holiday: Queen's Day, 30 April (1938)
Constitution: 29 December 1954, Statute of the Realm of the
Netherlands, as amended
Legal system: based on Dutch civil law system, with some English
common law influence
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen BEATRIX Wilhelmina Armgard of the Netherlands
(since 30 April 1980), represented by Governor General Jaime SALEH
(since NA October 1989)
head of government: Prime Minister Miguel POURIER (since 25 February
1994)
cabinet: Council of Ministers elected by the Staten
elections: the queen is a constitutional monarch; governor general
appointed by the queen for a six-year term; following legislative
elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime
minister by the Staten; election last held 30 January 1998 (next to be
held by NA 2002)
election results: Miguel POURIER elected prime minister; percent of
legislative vote - NA
Legislative branch: unicameral States or Staten (22 seats; members are
elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 30 January 1998 (next to be held by NA 2002)
election results: percent of vote by party-NA; seats by party-PAR 4,
PNP 3, SPA 1, PDB 2, UPB 1, MAN 2, PKLP 3, WIPM 1, SEA 1, DP-St.M 2,
FOL 2; no party won enough seats to form a government
note: the government of Prime Minister Miguel POURIER is a coalition
of several parties
Judicial branch: Joint High Court of Justice, are appointed by the
Netherlands monarch
Political parties and leaders:
Bonaire: Democratic Party of Bonaire (PDB), Jopi ABRAHAM; Patriotic
Union of Bonaire (UPB), Rudy ELLIS
Curacao: Antillean Restructuring Party (PAR), Miguel POURIER; National
People's Party (PNP), Suzy ROMER; New Antilles Movement (MAN),
Domenico Felip Don MARTINA; Workers' Liberation Front (FOL), Wilson
GODETT, Jr.; Socialist Independent (SI), George HUECK; Democratic
Party of Curacao (DP), Frank MAYNARD; Nos Patria, Chin BEHILIA; Social
Action Cause (KAS), Benny DEMEI; Labor Party People's Crusade (PLKP),
Errol COVA; Foundation Energetic Management Anti-Narcotics (FAME),
Eric LODEWIJKS; Pro Curacao Party (PPK), Winston LOURENS; C 93,
Stanley BROWN; People's Party (PAPU), Richard HODI
Saba: Windward Islands People's Movement (WIPM Saba), Ray HASSELL;
Saba Democratic Labor Movement, Steve HASSELL; Saba Unity Party,
Carmen SIMMONDS
Sint Eustatius: Democratic Party of Sint Eustatius (DP-St. E), Julian
WOODLEY; Windward Islands People's Movement (WIPM); St. Eustatius
Alliance (SEA), Ingrid WHITFIELD
Sint Maarten: Democratic Party of Sint Maarten (DP-St. M), Sarah
WESTCOTT-WILLIAMS; Patriotic Movement of Sint Maarten (SPA), William
MARLIN; Serious Alternative People's Party (SAPP) Julian ROLLOCKS
note: political parties are indigenous to each island
International organization participation: Caricom (observer), ECLAC
(associate), Interpol, IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU, WMO, WToO
(associate)
Diplomatic representation in the US: none (represented by the Kingdom
of the Netherlands)
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Consul General James L. WILLIAMS
consulate(s) general: J.B. Gorsiraweg #1, Curacao
mailing address: P. O. Box 158, Willemstad, Curacao
telephone: [599] (9) 4613066
FAX: [599] (9) 4616489
Flag description: white with a horizontal blue stripe in the center
superimposed on a vertical red band also centered; five white
five-pointed stars are arranged in an oval pattern in the center of
the blue band; the five stars represent the five main islands of
Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten
@Netherlands Antilles:Economy
Economy-overview: Tourism, petroleum transshipment, and offshore
finance are the mainstays of this small economy, which is closely tied
to the outside world. The islands enjoy a high per capita income and a
well-developed infrastructure as compared with other countries in the
region. Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, with
Venezuela and the US being the major suppliers. Poor soils and
inadequate water supplies hamper the development of agriculture.
GDP: purchasing power parity-$2.4 billion (1997 est.)
GDP-real growth rate: -1.3% (1997 est.)
GDP-per capita: purchasing power parity-$11,500 (1997 est.)
GDP-composition by sector:
agriculture: 1%
industry: 15%
services: 84% (1996 est.)
Inflation rate-consumer price index: 3.6% (1997)
Labor force:
total: 89,000
by occupation: government 65%, industry and commerce 28% (1983)
Unemployment rate: 12.8% (1993)
Budget:
revenues: $277 million
expenditures: $322 million, including capital expenditures of $14
million (1996 est.)
Industries: tourism (Curacao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire), petroleum
refining (Curacao), petroleum transshipment facilities (Curacao and
Bonaire), light manufacturing (Curacao)
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity-capacity: 200,000 kW (1995)
Electricity-production: 840 million kWh (1995)
Electricity-consumption per capita: 4,128 kWh (1995)
Agriculture-products: aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical
fruit
Exports:
total value: $NA
commodities: petroleum products 98% (1993)
partners: US 39%, Brazil 9%, Colombia 6% (1993)