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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

... Factbook 1987 CP/1S WF 87-001 US Government officials should obtain copies of The World Factbook directly from their own organization or through lia... ... channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. Requesters in the Department of Defense may obtain copies from: Defense Intelligence Agency RTS-2C Was... ...40-3344 Tel: (202) 373-3869 or Autovon 243-3869 Requesters in the Department of State may obtain copies from: Department of State INR/IC/CD Room 8646 ... ...dixes A. The United Nations System 278 B. International Organizations 279 C. Country Membership in International Organizations 282 D. Mathematical Con... ... Intelligence Agency, the Bureau of the Census, and the Department of State. Country abbreviations: CAR Central African Republic FRG Federal Republic ... ...subject to severe earthquakes; desertification Special notes: second largest country in Africa (after Sudan) Population: 23,460,614 (July 1987), aver-... ...ment, 11.2% commerce, 10.3% manufacturing; shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel; over 14% are unem- ployed Organized labor: ... ...nes (gauges range from 0.762 to 1.067 meters) Highways: about 930,000 km all types roads; about 240,000 km unimproved natural earth roads and tracks, ... ...vel and crushed stone, 7,010 km earth Inland waterways: 1,600 km for various types of commercial traffic Pipelines: crude oil, 1,703 km; refined produ...

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