arable land: 2%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 98%
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Environment:
current issues: limited natural fresh water resources, private
cisterns collect rainwater
natural hazards: frequent hurricanes
international agreements: NA
Geographic note: 30 islands (eight inhabited)
People
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Population: 14,302 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA
65 years and over: NA
Population growth rate: 2.14% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 12.85 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 5.15 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 13.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: NA male(s)/female
under 15 years: NA male(s)/female
15-64 years: NA male(s)/female
65 years and over: NA male(s)/female
all ages: NA male(s)/female
Infant mortality rate: 12.57 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.4 years
male: 73.46 years
female: 77.07 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.86 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: none
adjective: none
Ethnic divisions: African
Religions: Baptist 41.2%, Methodist 18.9%, Anglican 18.3%,
Seventh-Day Adventist 1.7%, other 19.9% (1980)
Languages: English (official)
Literacy: age 15 and over has ever attended school (1970 est.)
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 98%
Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands
Data code: TK
Type of government: dependent territory of the UK
Capital: Grand Turk
Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the UK)
Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)
National holiday: Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)
Constitution: introduced 30 August 1976, suspended in 1986,
restored and revised 5 March 1988
Legal system: based on laws of England and Wales with a small
number adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (of the United Kingdom since 6
February 1953) is a hereditary monarch, represented by Governor
Martin BOURKE (since NA February 1993) who was appointed by the queen
head of government: Chief Minister Derek H. TAYLOR (since 31 January
1995) was appointed by the governor
cabinet: Executive Council consists of three ex officio members and
five appointed by the governor from the Legislative Council
Legislative branch: unicameral
Legislative Council: elections last held 31 January 1995 (next to be
held by NA 2000); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (20
total, 13 elected) PDM 8, PNP 4, independent (Norman SAUNDERS) 1
Judicial branch: Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders: Progressive National Party (PNP),
Washington MISSICK; People's Democratic Movement (PDM), Derek H.
TAYLOR; United Democratic Party (UDP), Wendal SWANN
International organization participation: Caricom (associate),
CDB, Interpol (subbureau)
Diplomatic representation in US: none (dependent territory of the
UK)
US diplomatic representation: none (dependent territory of the UK)
Flag: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side
quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer half of the
flag; the shield is yellow and contains a conch shell, lobster, and
cactus
Economy
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Economic overview: The Turks and Caicos economy is based on
tourism, fishing, and offshore financial services. Most food for
domestic consumption is imported; there is some subsistence farming
- mainly corn, cassava, citrus, and beans - on the Caicos Islands.
The tourism sector expanded in 1995, posting a 10% increase in the
first quarter as compared to the same period in 1994. The US was the
leading source of tourists in 1995, accounting for upward of 70% of
arrivals or about 60,000 visitors. Major sources of government
revenue include fees from offshore financial activities and customs
receipts as the Islands rely on imports for nearly all consumption
and capital goods.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $80.8 million (1992 est.)
GDP real growth rate: -1.5% (1992 est.)
GDP per capita: $6,000 (1992 est.)
GDP composition by sector:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
Labor force: 4,848 (1990 est.)
by occupation: majority engaged in fishing and tourist industries;
some subsistence agriculture
Unemployment rate: 12% (1992)
Budget:
revenues: $31.9 million (1995)
expenditures: $30.4 million (1995), including capital expenditures
of $NA
Industries: fishing, tourism, offshore financial services
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity:
capacity: 9,050 kW
production: 11.1 million kWh
consumption per capita: 860 kWh (1992)
Agriculture: corn, beans; fish
Illicit drugs: transshipment point for South American narcotics
destined for the US
Exports: $6.8 million (f.o.b., 1993)
commodities: lobster, dried and fresh conch, conch shells
partners: US, UK
Imports: $42.8 million (1993)
commodities: food and beverages, tobacco, clothing, manufactures,
construction materials
partners: US, UK
External debt: $NA
Economic aid:
recipient: ODA, $NA
Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: US currency is used
Fiscal year: calendar year
Transportation
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Railways: 0 km
Highways:
total: 121 km
paved: 24 km
unpaved: 97 km
Ports: Grand Turk, Providenciales
Merchant marine: none
Airports:
total: 7
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 2 (1995 est.)
Communications
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Telephones: 1,359 (1988 est.)
Telephone system: fair cable and radiotelephone services
domestic: NA
international: 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 0, shortwave 0
Radios: 7,000 (1992 est.)
Television broadcast stations: television programs are available
from a cable network, and broadcasts from the Bahamas can be
received in the islands
Televisions: NA
Defense
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Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the UK
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@Tuvalu
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Map
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Location: 8 00 S, 178 00 E -- Oceania, island group consisting of
nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the
way from Hawaii to Australia
Flag
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Description: light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper
hoist-side quadrant; the outer half of the flag represents a map of
the country with nine yellow five-pointed stars symbolizing the nine
islands
Geography
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Location: Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in
the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to
Australia
Geographic coordinates: 8 00 S, 178 00 E
Map references: Oceania
Area:
total area: 26 sq km
land area: 26 sq km
comparative area: 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 24 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
International disputes: none
Climate: tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to
November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)
Terrain: very low-lying and narrow coral atolls
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 5 m
Natural resources: fish
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 100%
note: Tuvalu's nine coral atolls have enough soil to grow coconuts
and support subsistence agriculture
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Environment:
current issues: since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater
is not potable, all water needs must be met by catchment systems
with storage facilities; beachhead erosion because of the use of
sand for building materials; excessive clearance of forest
undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from the spread
of the crown of thorns starfish
natural hazards: severe tropical storms are rare
international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Endangered
Species, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution,
Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Law of the Sea
People
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Population: 10,146 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 36% (male 1,865; female 1,798)
15-64 years: 59% (male 2,831; female 3,162)
65 years and over: 5% (male 227; female 263) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.51% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 23.95 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 8.87 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 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: 0.86 male(s)/female
all ages: 0.94 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 27.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 63.34 years
male: 62.15 years
female: 64.59 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.11 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Tuvaluan(s)
adjective: Tuvaluan
Ethnic divisions: Polynesian 96%
Religions: Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day
Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
Languages: Tuvaluan, English
Literacy: NA
Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tuvalu
former: Ellice Islands
Data code: TV
Type of government: democracy; began debating republic status in
1992
Capital: Funafuti
Administrative divisions: none
Independence: 1 October 1978 (from UK)
National holiday: Independence Day, 1 October (1978)
Constitution: 1 October 1978
Legal system: NA
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) is a
hereditary monarch, represented by Governor General Manuella TULAGA
(since NA June 1994) who was appointed by the queen on
recommendation of the prime minister
head of government: Prime Minister Kamuta LATASI (since 10 December
1993) and Deputy Prime Minister Otinielu TAUSI (since 10 December
1993) were elected by and from the members of Parliament
cabinet: Cabinet was appointed by the governor general on
recommendation of the prime minister
Legislative branch: unicameral
Parliament (Fale I Fono): members elected for four-year terms;
elections last held 25 November 1993 (next to be held by NA 1997);
results - percent of vote NA; seats - (12 total) independents 12
Judicial branch: High Court
Political parties and leaders: none
International organization participation: ACP, AsDB, C (special),
ESCAP, Intelsat (nonsignatory user), Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UNESCO,
UPU, WHO
Diplomatic representation in US: Tuvalu does not have an embassy
in the US
US diplomatic representation: the US does not have an embassy in
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@Uganda
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Map
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Location: 1 00 N, 32 00 E -- Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
Flag
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Description: six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow,
red, black, yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the
center and depicts a red-crested crane (the national symbol) facing
the hoist side
Geography
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Location: Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
Geographic coordinates: 1 00 N, 32 00 E
Map references: Africa
Area:
total area: 236,040 sq km
land area: 199,710 sq km
comparative area: slightly smaller than Oregon
Land boundaries:
total: 2,698 km
border countries: Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km,
Tanzania 396 km, Zaire 765 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
International disputes: none
Climate: tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December
to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
Terrain: mostly plateau with rim of mountains
lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m
highest point: Margherita (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m
Natural resources: copper, cobalt, limestone, salt
Land use:
arable land: 23%
permanent crops: 9%
meadows and pastures: 25%
forest and woodland: 30%
other: 13%
Irrigated land: 90 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues: draining of wetlands for agricultural use;
deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching is widespread
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation,
Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed, but not
ratified - Desertification, Environmental Modification
Geographic note: landlocked
People
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Population: 20,158,176 (July 1996 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 50% (male 5,006,615; female 4,972,831)
15-64 years: 48% (male 4,842,908; female 4,874,471)
65 years and over: 2% (male 231,156; female 230,195) (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.24% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 45.92 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 20.72 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
note: Uganda is host to refugees from a number of neighboring
countries, including Zaire, Sudan, and Rwanda; probably in excess of
100,000 southern Sudanese fled to Uganda during the past year; many
of the 8,000 Rwandans who took refuge in Uganda have returned home
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female
all ages: 1 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 99.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 40.29 years
male: 39.98 years
female: 40.6 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.61 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Ugandan(s)
adjective: Ugandan
Ethnic divisions: Baganda 17%, Karamojong 12%, Basogo 8%, Iteso
8%, Langi 6%, Rwanda 6%, Bagisu 5%, Acholi 4%, Lugbara 4%, Bunyoro
3%, Batobo 3%, European, Asian, Arab 1%, other 23%
Religions: Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%,
indigenous beliefs 18%
Languages: English (official), Luganda, Swahili, Bantu languages,
Nilotic languages
Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
total population: 61.8%
male: 73.7%
female: 50.2%
Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: Republic of Uganda
conventional short form: Uganda
Data code: UG
Type of government: republic
Capital: Kampala
Administrative divisions: 39 districts; Apac, Arua, Bundibugyo,
Bushenyi, Gulu, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale, Kabarole, Kalangala,
Kampala, Kamuli, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Kibale, Kiboga, Kisoro, Kitgum,
Kotido, Kumi, Lira, Luwero, Masaka, Masindi, Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto,
Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Pallisa, Rakai,
Rukungiri, Soroti, Tororo
Independence: 9 October 1962 (from UK)
National holiday: Independence Day, 9 October (1962)
Constitution: 8 October 1995; adopted by the interim, 284-member
Constituent Assembly, charged with debating the draft constitution
that had been proposed in May 1993; the Constituent Assembly was
dissolved on promulgation of the constitution in October 1995
Legal system: in 1995, the government restored the legal system to
one based on English common law and customary law and reinstituted a
normal judicial system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with
reservations
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since
seizing power 29 January 1986); election last held 9 May 1996 (next
to be held NA); results - Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI 74%, Paul K.
SSEMOGERERE 24%, Muhammad MAYANJA 2%; note - this was the first
popular direct presidential election since independence in 1962
head of government: Prime Minister Kintu MUSOKE (since 18 November
1994);
cabinet: Cabinet, appointed by the president
Legislative branch: unicameral
National Assembly: elections last held in 1980; note - the National
Assembly was dissolved in July 1985 following a military coup and
was succeeded on 1 February 1986 by the interim National Resistance
Council, initially consisting of 23 appointed members, but by
early-1989 enlarged to 278 members, of whom 210 were indirectly
elected; the National Resistance Council, which had served as
Uganda's acting legislature for more than 10 years, was dissolved on
15 June 1996 to prepare for the popular election of a new
legislature on 27 June 1996 in keeping with the provisions of the
new constitution
Judicial branch: Court of Appeal; High Court
Political parties and leaders: only officially recognized party -
National Resistance Movement (NRM), Yoweri MUSEVENI
note: Ugandan People's Congress (UPC), Milton OBOTE; Democratic
Party (DP), Paul SSEMOGEERE; and Conservative Party (CP), Joshua S.
MAYANJA-NKANGI continue to exist but the new constitution confirms
the suspension of political party activity until 2001
Other political or pressure groups: Lord's Resistance Army (LRA);
West Nile Bank Front (WNBF)
International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB,
ECA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC,
IFRCS, IGADD, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO
(correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR,
UNIDO, UNITAR, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Stephen Kapimpina KATENTA-APULI
chancery: 5911 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
telephone: [1] (202) 726-7100 through 7102, 0416
FAX: [1] (202) 726-1727
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador E. Michael SOUTHWICK
embassy: Parliament Avenue, Kampala
mailing address: P. O. Box 7007, Kampala
telephone: [256] (41) 259792, 259793, 259795
FAX: [256] (41) 259794
Flag: six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red,
black, yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the center
and depicts a red-crested crane (the national symbol) facing the
hoist side
Economy
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Economic overview: Uganda has substantial natural resources,
including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral
deposits of copper and cobalt. Agriculture is the most important
sector of the economy, employing over 80% of the work force. Coffee
is the major export crop and accounts for the bulk of export
revenues. Since 1986 the government - with the support of foreign
countries and international agencies - has acted to rehabilitate and
stabilize the economy by undertaking currency reform, raising
producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum
products, and improving civil service wages. The policy changes are
especially aimed at dampening inflation and boosting production and
export earnings. In 1990-94, the economy turned in a solid
performance based on continued investment in the rehabilitation of
infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, and
gradually improving domestic security. The economy again prospered
in 1995 with rapid growth, low inflation, growing foreign
investment, a trimmed bureaucracy, and the continued return of
exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $16.8 billion (1995 est.)
GDP real growth rate: 7.1% (1995 est.)
GDP per capita: $900 (1995 est.)
GDP composition by sector:
agriculture: 55%
industry: 12%
services: 33% (1995)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 6.1% (1995)
Labor force: 8.361 million (1993 est.)
by occupation: agriculture 86%, industry 4%, services 10% (1980 est.)
Unemployment rate: NA%
Budget:
revenues: $574 million
expenditures: $1.07 billion, including capital expenditures of $328
million (1994/95 est.)
Industries: sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement
Industrial production growth rate: 15% (1994)
Electricity:
capacity: 162,000 kW
production: 603 million kWh
consumption per capita: 30 kWh (1990)
Agriculture: coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca),
potatoes, corn, millet, pulses; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry
Exports: $424 million (f.o.b., 1994)
commodities: coffee 97%, cotton, tea
partners: US 25%, UK 18%, France 11%, Spain 10%
Imports: $870 million (c.i.f., 1994)
commodities: petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods,
metals, transportation equipment, food
partners: Kenya 25%, UK 14%, Italy 13%
External debt: $3.2 billion (1994)
Economic aid:
recipient: ODA, $NA
Currency: 1 Ugandan shilling (USh) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: Ugandan shillings (USh) per US$1 - 1,032.6
(November 1995), 979.4 (1994), 1,195.0 (1993), 1,133.8 (1992), 734.0
(1991)
Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June
Transportation
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Railways:
total: 1,241 km single track
narrow gauge: 1,241 km 1.000-m gauge
note:: a program to rehabilitate the railroad is underway (1995)
Highways:
total: 30,320 km
paved: 3,480 km
unpaved: 26,840 km (1987 est.)
Waterways: Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, Lake George,
Lake Edward; Victoria Nile, Albert Nile
Ports: Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell
Merchant marine:
total: 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
5,091 GRT/2,743 DWT (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 21
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 7
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 5
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 5 (1995 est.)
Communications
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Telephones: 54,900 (1989 est.)
Telephone system: fair system
domestic: microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communications
stations
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 10, FM 0, shortwave 0
Radios: 2.04 million (1992 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 9 (1987 est.)
Televisions: 193,000 (1992 est.)
Defense
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Branches: Army, Navy, Air Wing
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 4,359,286
males fit for military service: 2,365,157 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $56 million, 1.7%
of budget (FY93/94)
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@Ukraine
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Map
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Location: 49 00 N, 32 00 E -- Eastern Europe, bordering the Black
Sea, between Poland and Russia
Flag
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Description: two equal horizontal bands of azure (top) and golden
yellow represent grainfields under a blue sky
Geography
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Location: Eastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Poland
and Russia
Geographic coordinates: 49 00 N, 32 00 E
Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States
Area:
total area: 603,700 sq km
land area: 603,700 sq km
comparative area: slightly smaller than Texas
Land boundaries:
total: 4,558 km
border countries: Belarus 891 km, Hungary 103 km, Moldova 939 km,
Poland 428 km, Romania (southwest) 169 km, Romania (west) 362 km,
Russia 1,576 km, Slovakia 90 km
Coastline: 2,782 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200-m or to the depth of exploitation
exclusive economic zone: undefined
territorial sea: 12 nm
International disputes: certain territory of Moldova and Ukraine -
including Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina - are considered by
Bucharest as historically a part of Romania; this territory was
incorporated into the former Soviet Union following the
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact in 1940; dispute with Romania over
continental shelf of the Black Sea under which signifcant gas and
oil deposits may exist; potential dispute with Russia over Crimea;
has made no territorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved the
right to do so) and does not recognize the claims of any other nation