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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

... UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY AT URBANACHAMPAIGN BOOKSTACKS Central Intelligence Agency The World Factbook 1987 CP/1S WF 87-001 US G... ...or through liaison channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. Requesters in the Department of Defense may obtain copies from: Defense Intelligence... ...shington, D.C. 20340-3344 Tel: (202) 373-3869 or Autovon 243-3869 Requesters in the Department of State may obtain copies from: Department of State IN... ...strative divisions: 4 divisions, 21 regions, 64 districts, 495 thanas (rural townships consisting of 4,472 unions or village groupings) Legal system: ... ...n population) and seven states (based on ethnic minorities), subdivided into townships, village-tracts (rural), and wards (urban) Legal system: People... ...uage: English Labor force: all workers are employees of the Phosphate Mining Company of Christ- mas Island, Ltd. Government Official name: Territory o... ...93,030 km 2 ; land area: 92,340 km 2 Comparative area: slightly smaller than Indiana Land boundaries: 2,242 km total Boundary disputes: none; Transylv... ... 98,480 km 2 ; land area: 98,190 km 2 Comparative area: slightly larger than Indiana Land boundary: 241 km with North Korea Coastline: 2,413 km Mariti... ...auge privately owned mineral line operated by the Sierra Leone Devel- opment Company Highways: 7,400 km total; 1,150 km bituminous, 490 km laterite (s...

...There have been some significant changes in this edition. A new Geography section has replaced the former Land and Water sections. Entries in the new section include area (total and land), comparative area, land boundaries, coastline, maritime claims, boundary disp...

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