House of Representatives (commonly called Parliament): elections
last held 6 November 1993 (next must be called by November 1996);
results - NP 35.2%, NZLP 34.7%, Alliance 18.3%, New Zealand First
8.3%; seats - (99 total) NP 50, NZLP 45, Alliance 2, New Zealand
First Party 2
Judicial branch: High Court; Court of Appeal
Political parties and leaders: National Party (NP, government),
James BOLGER; New Zealand Labor Party (NZLP, opposition), Helen
CLARK; Alliance, Jim ANDERTON; Democratic Party, Dick RYAN; New
Zealand Liberal Party, Hanmish MACINTYRE and Gilbert MYLES; Green
Party, no official leader; Mana Motuhake, Sandra LEE; Socialist
Unity Party (SUP, pro-Soviet), leader NA; New Zealand First, Winston
PETERS; United New Zealand (UNZ), Clive MATTHEWSON; Conservative
Party (formerly Right of Centre Party), Trevor ROGERS; Association
of Consumers and Taxpayers, New Zealand (ACT), Richard PREBBLE;
Christian Democrats, Graeme LEE; Christian Heritage Party (CH), Rev.
Graham CAPILL
note: the New Zealand Liberal, New Labor, Democratic, and Mana
Motuhake parties formed a coalition called the Alliance Party in
September 1991; the Green Party joined the coalition in May 1992;
the National Party government formed a coalition with the United New
Zealand Party in February 1996; the coalition will be valid through
the 1996 elections
International organization participation: ANZUS (US suspended
security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986), APEC, AsDB, Australia
Group, C, CCC, CP, EBRD, ESCAP, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM,
IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat,
Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO, ITU, MTCR, NAM (guest), OECD,
PCA, Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UN, UNAVEM III, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UNPREDEP, UNPROFOR, UNTSO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Lionel John WOOD
chancery: 37 Observatory Circle NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 328-4800
consulate(s) general: Apia (Western Samoa), Los Angeles
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Josiah Horton BEEMAN
embassy: 29 Fitzherbert Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington
mailing address: P. O. Box 1190, Wellington; PSC 467, Box 1, FPO AP
96531-1001
telephone: [64] (4) 472-2068
FAX: [64] (4) 472-3537
consulate(s) general: Auckland
Flag: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant with four red five-pointed stars edged in white centered in
the outer half of the flag; the stars represent the Southern Cross
constellation
Economy
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Economic overview: Since 1984 the government has been reorienting
an agrarian economy dependent on a guaranteed British market toward
a more industrialized, open, free market economy that can compete on
the global scene. The government has hoped that dynamic growth would
boost real incomes, broaden and deepen the technological
capabilities of the industrial sector, reduce inflationary
pressures, and permit the expansion of welfare benefits. The initial
results were mixed: inflation is down from double-digit levels, but
growth was sluggish in 1988-91. In 1992-93, growth picked up to 3%
annually, a sign that the new economic approach was beginning to pay
off. Business confidence strengthened in 1994, and export demand
picked up in the Asia-Pacific region, resulting in 6.2% growth.
Growth continued strong in 1995, and inflation remains among the
lowest in the industrial world. The government announced its first
budget surplus in 16 years in FY94/95 and forecasts a surplus of
$5.0 billion in FY97/98. The government intends to use the surplus
to reduce the debt, increase social spending, and cut taxes - by
$1.35 billion over two years beginning in 1996. Per capita GDP now
is up to the levels of the big West European economies.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $62.3 billion (1995 est.)
GDP real growth rate: 5.5% (1995 est.)
GDP per capita: $18,300 (1995 est.)
GDP composition by sector:
agriculture: 7.3%
industry: 25.9%
services: 66.8% (1990)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2% (FY95/96)
Labor force: 1,634,500 (September 1995)
by occupation: services 64.6%, industry 25.0%, agriculture 10.4%
(1994)
Unemployment rate: 6.1% (October 1995)
Budget:
revenues: $22.18 billion
expenditures: $20.28 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA
(FY95/96 est.)
Industries: food processing, wood and paper products, textiles,
machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism,
mining
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity:
capacity: 7,520,000 kW
production: 30.5 billion kWh
consumption per capita: 8,401 kWh (1993)
Agriculture: wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables;
wool, meat, dairy products; fish catch reached a record 503,000
metric tons in 1988
Exports: $13.41 billion (1995)
commodities: wool, lamb, mutton, beef, fish, cheese, chemicals,
forestry products, fruits and vegetables, manufactures
partners: Australia 20%, Japan 15%, US 12%, UK 6%
Imports: $13.62 billion (1995)
commodities: machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft,
petroleum, consumer goods
partners: Australia 21%, US 18%, Japan 16%, UK 6%
External debt: $38.5 billion (September 1994)
Economic aid:
donor: ODA, $98 million (1993)
Currency: 1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: New Zealand dollars (NZ$) per US$1 - 1.5138
(January 1996), 1.5235 (1995), 1.6844 (1994), 1.8495 (1993), 1.8584
(1992), 1.7265 (1991)
Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June
Transportation
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Railways:
total: 3,973 km
narrow gauge: 3,973 km 1.067-m gauge (504 km electrified)
Highways:
total: 93,348 km
paved: 54,142 km (including 141 km of expressways)
unpaved: 39,206 km (1992 est.)
Waterways: 1,609 km; of little importance to transportation
Pipelines: petroleum products 160 km; natural gas 1,000 km;
condensate (liquefied petroleum gas - LPG) 150 km
Ports: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Tauranga, Wellington
Merchant marine:
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 162,220 GRT/213,749 DWT
ships by type: bulk 6, cargo 1, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker
3, railcar carrier 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 5 (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 113
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 8
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 31
with paved runways under 914 m: 50
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 21 (1995 est.)
Communications
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Telephones: 1.7 million (1986 est.)
Telephone system: excellent international and domestic systems
domestic: NA
international: submarine cables to Australia and Fiji; satellite
earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 64, FM 2, shortwave 0
Radios: 3.215 million (1992 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 14 (1986 est.)
Televisions: 1.53 million (1992 est.)
Defense
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Branches: New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New
Zealand Air Force
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 927,212
males fit for military service: 780,976
males reach military age (20) annually: 27,433 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $556 million, 1%
of GDP (FY93/94)
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@Nicaragua
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Map
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Location: 13 00 N, 85 00 W -- Middle America, bordering both the
Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and
Honduras
Flag
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Description: three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white,
and blue with the national coat of arms centered in the white band;
the coat of arms features a triangle encircled by the words
REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA on the top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom;
similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem
encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA
CENTRAL centered in the white band; also similar to the flag of
Honduras, which has five blue stars arranged in an X pattern
centered in the white band
Geography
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Location: Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the
North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Geographic coordinates: 13 00 N, 85 00 W
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total area: 129,494 sq km
land area: 120,254 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than New York State
Land boundaries:
total: 1,231 km
border countries: Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km
Coastline: 910 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 25-nm security zone
continental shelf: natural prolongation
territorial sea: 200 nm
International disputes: territorial disputes with Colombia over
the Archipelago de San Andres y Providencia and Quita Sueno Bank;
with respect to the maritime boundary question in the Golfo de
Fonseca, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) referred the
disputants to an earlier agreement in this century and advised that
some tripartite resolution among El Salvador, Honduras, and
Nicaragua likely would be required; maritime boundary dispute with
Honduras
Climate: tropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
Terrain: extensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central
interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by
volcanoes
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mogoton 2,438 m
Natural resources: gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc,
timber, fish
Land use:
arable land: 9%
permanent crops: 1%
meadows and pastures: 43%
forest and woodland: 35%
other: 12%
Irrigated land: 850 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution
natural hazards: destructive earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and
occasionally severe hurricanes
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Endangered Species, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection,
Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Desertification, Environmental
Modification, Law of the Sea
People
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Population: 4,272,352 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 44% (male 951,254; female 938,599)
15-64 years: 53% (male 1,105,069; female 1,164,144)
65 years and over: 3% (male 49,027; female 64,259) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.67% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 33.83 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 6.01 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.97 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 45.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 65.72 years
male: 63.41 years
female: 68.13 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.03 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Nicaraguan(s)
adjective: Nicaraguan
Ethnic divisions: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white
17%, black 9%, Indian 5%
Religions: Roman Catholic 95%, Protestant 5%
Languages: Spanish (official)
note: English- and Indian-speaking minorities on Atlantic coast
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population: 65.7%
male: 64.6%
female: 66.6%
Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: Republic of Nicaragua
conventional short form: Nicaragua
local long form: Republica de Nicaragua
local short form: Nicaragua
Data code: NU
Type of government: republic
Capital: Managua
Administrative divisions: 15 departments (departamentos, singular
- departamento), 2 autonomous regions* (regions autonomista,
singular - region autonomista); Boaco, Carazo, Chinandega,
Chontales, Esteli, Granada, Jinotega, Leon, Madriz, Managua, Masaya,
Matagalpa, Nueva Segovia, Atlantica Norte*, Atlantica Sur*, Rio San
Juan, Rivas
Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Constitution: 9 January 1987
Legal system: civil law system; Supreme Court may review
administrative acts
Suffrage: 16 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state and head of government: President Violeta Barrios de
CHAMORRO (since 25 April 1990) was elected for a six-year term
(amended to a five-year term in July 1995) by universal suffrage;
Vice President Julia MENA Rivera (since 22 October 1995) replaced
Virgilio GODOY, who resigned to run for the presidency in 1996 as
required by law; election last held 25 February 1990 (next to be
held 20 October 1996); results - Violeta Barrios de CHAMORRO (UNO)
54.7%, Daniel ORTEGA Saavedra (FSLN) 40.8%, other 4.5%
cabinet: Cabinet
Legislative branch: unicameral
National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional): elections last held 25
February 1990 (next to be held NA October 1996); results - UNO
coalition 53.9%, Sandinista bloc 40.8%, PSC 1.6%, MUR 1.0%; seats -
(92 total) UNO coalition 53 (Center Group 9, UDC 6, PSD 5, APC 5,
PLC 5, PLI 4, PND 3, PAN 3, PNC 3, MDN 2, PCdeN 2, independents 6)
and Sandinista bloc 39 (MRS 16, BUS-Sandinista 9, FSLN 8, Sandinista
Group of Reflection 4, FSLN-independents 2)
Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Corte Suprema), judges elected for
a six-year term (amended to a seven-year term in July 1995) by the
National Assembly
Political parties and leaders:
right: Liberal Constitutionalist Party (PLC), Arnold ALEMAN;
Conservative Popular Alliance Party (APC), Myriam ARGUELLO;
Independent Liberal Party for National Unity (PLIUN), Carlos GUERRA
Gallardo; Conservative Action Movement (MAC); Conservative Party of
Nicaragua (PCN - formed in 1992 by the merger of the Conservative
Social Party or PSC with the Democratic Conservative Party or PCD
and the Conservative party of Labor or PCL), Fernando AGUERO;
National Conservative Party (PNC), Adolfo CALERO, Noel VIDUARRE
center right: Neoliberal Party (PALI), Ricardo VEGA Garcia;
Nicaraguan Resistance Party (PRN), Fabio GADEA, Enrique QUINONEZ;
Independent Liberal Party (PLI), Wilfredo NAVARRO; National Project
(PRONAL), Antonio LACAYO Oyanguren; Nicaraguan Democratic Alliance
Party (PADENIC), Pedro MAYORGA Knilands; Nationalist Liberal Party
(PLN), Roberto CASTILLO Quant; Party for Liberal Unity (PUL),
Haroldo MONTEALEGRE; Fuerza '96, Francesco MAYORGA
center left: Christian Democratic Union (UDC), Luis Humberto GUZMAN;
Nicaraguan Democratic Movement (MDN), Alfredo GUZMAN; Social
Democratic Party (PSD), Adolfo JARQUIN; National Justice Party
(PJN), Jorge DIAZ Cruz; National Action Party (PAN), Delvis MONTIEL;
Renovating Action Movement (MAR), Pablo HERNANDEZ; Sandinista
Renovation Movement (MRS), Sergio RAMIREZ; Social Christian Party
(PCS), Erick RAMIREZ; Democratic Action Party (PAD), Eden PASTORA;
"Up with Nicaragua" (Arriba Nicaragua), Alvaro ROBELO; National
Democratic Party (PND), Alfredo CESAR Aquirre; Communist Party of
Nicaragua (PCdeN), Eli ALTIMIRANO Perez
left: Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), Daniel ORTEGA;
Revolutionary Workers' Party (PRT), Bonifacio MIRANDA; Popular
Action Movement-Marxist-Leninist (MAP-ML), Isidro TELLEZ; Nicaraguan
Socialist Party (PSN), Gustavo TABLADA; Unidad Nicaraguense de
Obreros, Campesinos, y Profesionales (UNOCP), Rosalio GONZALEZ
Urbina; Central American Unionist Party (PUCA), Blanca ROJAS
Echaverry
note: the UNO coalition that won the 1990 elections no longer
exists; the different blocs that formerly were united under the UNO
umbrella and their opposition to the Sandinistas now act and vote
independently
Other political or pressure groups: National Workers Front (FNT)
is a Sandinista umbrella group of eight labor unions: Sandinista
Workers' Central (CST); Farm Workers Association (ATC); Health
Workers Federation (FETASALUD); National Union of Employees (UNE);
National Association of Educators of Nicaragua (ANDEN); Union of
Journalists of Nicaragua (UPN); Heroes and Martyrs Confederation of
Professional Associations (CONAPRO); and the National Union of
Farmers and Ranchers (UNAG); Permanent Congress of Workers (CPT) is
an umbrella group of four non-Sandinista labor unions: Confederation
of Labor Unification (CUS); Autonomous Nicaraguan Workers' Central
(CTN-A); Independent General Confederation of Labor (CGT-I); and
Labor Action and Unity Central (CAUS); Nicaraguan Workers' Central
(CTN) is an independent labor union; Superior Council of Private
Enterprise (COSEP) is a confederation of business groups
International organization participation: BCIE, CACM, ECLAC, FAO,
G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS,
ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, LAES, LAIA
(observer), NAM, OAS, OPANAL, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO,
UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Roberto Genaro MAYORGA Cortes
chancery: 1627 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 939-6570
consulate(s) general: Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New
York, San Francisco
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador John F. MAISTO
embassy: Kilometer 4.5 Carretera Sur., Managua
mailing address: APO AA 34021
telephone: [505] (2) 666010 through 666013, 666015 through 18,
666026, 666027, 666032 through 33
FAX: [505] (2) 669074
Flag: three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue
with the national coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat
of arms features a triangle encircled by the words REPUBLICA DE
NICARAGUA on the top and AMERICA CENTRAL on the bottom; similar to
the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by
the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in
the white band; also similar to the flag of Honduras, which has five
blue stars arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band
Economy
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Economic overview: The Nicaraguan economy, devastated during the
1980s by economic mismanagement and civil war, is beginning to
rebound. Since March 1991, when President CHAMORRO launched an
ambitious economic stabilization program, Nicaragua has had
considerable success in reducing inflation and obtaining substantial
economic aid from abroad. Annual inflation fell from more than 750%
in 1991 to less than 5% in 1992. After rising again to an estimated
20% in 1993, the annual inflation rate was 11.7% in 1994 and 11.4%
in 1995. While economic growth was flat in 1992 and negative in
1993, the 1995 growth rate is about 4%, thanks to surges in most
export categories. Recent legislation (November 1995) authorizing
the privatization of the TELCOR telecommunications company and
resolving the issue of property confiscated by the previous
Sandinista government may reassure potential investors. The
government's efforts to liberalize trade include a December 1995
decision to stop requiring exporters to bring their foreign exchange
earnings into Nicaragua. On the debt front, the Nicaraguan
Government launched a successful debt buyback program in 1995,
purchasing 73% of its $1.373 billion commercial debt inherited from
previous governments. Progress also occurred on reducing bilateral
debt in November 1995 as Nicaragua reached an agreement with
Germany, reducing Nicaragua's $616 million debt to the former GDR by
80%. Debt reduction agreements with Paris Club creditors and
rescheduling with the US also took place. Unemployment remains a
pressing problem, however, with roughly half the country's
population unemployed or underemployed.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $7.1 billion (1995 est.)
GDP real growth rate: 4.2% (1995 est.)
GDP per capita: $1,700 (1995 est.)
GDP composition by sector:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 11.4% (1995 est.)
Labor force: 1.086 million
by occupation: services 43%, agriculture 44%, industry 13% (1986)
Unemployment rate: 20% substantial underemployment (1995 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $389 million
expenditures: $551 million, including capital expenditures of $NA
(1996 est.)
Industries: food processing, chemicals, metal products, textiles,
clothing, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear
Industrial production growth rate: 1.4% (1994 est.)
Electricity:
capacity: 460,000 kW
production: 1.64 billion kWh (1994)
consumption per capita: 376 kWh (1993)
Agriculture: coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn,
cassava (tapioca), citrus, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy
products
Illicit drugs: transshipment point for cocaine destined for the US
Exports: $525.5 million (f.o.b., 1995 est.)
commodities: meat, coffee, cotton, sugar, seafood, gold, bananas
partners: US, Central America, Canada, Germany
Imports: $870 million (c.i.f., 1995 est.)
commodities: consumer goods, machinery and equipment, petroleum
products
partners: Central America, US, Venezuela, Japan
External debt: $11.7 billion (1994)
Economic aid:
recipient: ODA, $NA
Currency: 1 gold cordoba (C$) = 100 centavos
Exchange rates: gold cordobas (C$) per US$1 - 7.98 (December
1995), 6.72 (1994), 5.62 (1993), 5.00 (1992), 4.27 (1991)
Fiscal year: calendar year
Transportation
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Railways:
total: 0 km
narrow gauge: 0 km 1.067-m gauge; note - part of the previous 376 km
system was closed and dismantled in 1993 and, in 1994, the remainder
was closed, the track and rolling stock being sold for scrap
Highways:
total: 26,000 km
paved: 4,000 km
unpaved: 22,000 km (1993 est.)
note: there is a 368.5 km portion of the Pan-American Highway which
is not included in the total
Waterways: 2,220 km, including 2 large lakes
Pipelines: crude oil 56 km
Ports: Bluefields, Corinto, El Bluff, Puerto Cabezas, Puerto
Sandino, Rama, San Juan del Sur
Merchant marine: none
Airports:
total: 148
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 3
with paved runways under 914 m: 107
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 32 (1995 est.)
Communications
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Telephones: 66,810 (1993 est.)
Telephone system: low-capacity microwave radio relay and wire
system being expanded; connected to Central American Microwave System
domestic: wire and microwave radio relay
international: satellite earth stations - 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic
Ocean Region) and 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 45, FM 0, shortwave 3
Radios: 1.037 million (1992 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 7 (1994 est.)
Televisions: 260,000 (1992 est.)
Defense
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Branches: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Force
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 988,883
males fit for military service: 608,753
males reach military age (18) annually: 47,786 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $28.1 million,
NA% of GDP (1996)
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@Niger
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Map
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Location: 16 00 N, 8 00 E -- Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
Flag
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Description: three equal horizontal bands of orange (top), white,
and green with a small orange disk (representing the sun) centered
in the white band; similar to the flag of India, which has a blue
spoked wheel centered in the white band
Geography
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Location: Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
Geographic coordinates: 16 00 N, 8 00 E
Map references: Africa
Area:
total area: 1.267 million sq km
land area: 1,266,700 sq km
comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Texas
Land boundaries:
total: 5,697 km
border countries: Algeria 956 km, Benin 266 km, Burkina Faso 628 km,
Chad 1,175 km, Libya 354 km, Mali 821 km, Nigeria 1,497 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none (landlocked)