The 1994 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ lobster fishing, offshore banking, tourism, and remittances from

       emigrants. In recent years the economy has benefited from a boom in

       tourism and construction. Development plans center around the

       improvement of the infrastructure, particularly transport and tourist

       facilities, and also light industry.

       National product:

       GDP - exchange rate conversion - $56.5 million (1992 est.)

       National product real growth rate:

       7.5% (1992 est.)

       National product per capita:

       $6,800 (1991 est.)

       Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       3% (1992 est.)

       Unemployment rate:

       5% (1988 est.)

       Budget:

       revenues:

       $13.8 million

       expenditures:

       $15.2 million, including capital expenditures of $2.4 million (1992

       est.)

       Exports:

       $556,000 (f.o.b., 1992)

       commodities:

       lobster and salt

       partners:

       NA

       Imports:

       $33.5 million (f.o.b., 1992)

       commodities:

       NA

       partners:

       NA

       External debt:

       $NA

       Industrial production:

       growth rate NA%

       Electricity:

       capacity:

       2,000 kW

       production:

       6 million kWh

       consumption per capita:

       862 kWh (1992)

       Industries:

       tourism, boat building, salt

       Agriculture:

       pigeon peas, corn, sweet potatoes, sheep, goats, pigs, cattle,

       poultry, fishing (including lobster)

       Economic aid:

       recipient:

       Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments

       (1970–89), $38 million

       Currency:

       1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents

       Exchange rates:

       East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976)

       Fiscal year:

       NA

      @Anguilla, Communications

      Highways:

       total:

       NA

       paved:

       60 km

       unpaved:

       NA

       Ports:

       Road Bay, Blowing Point

       Airports:

       total:

       3

       usable:

       2

       with permanent-surface runways:

       1 (1,000 m at Wallblake Airport)

       with runways over 3,659 m:

       0

       with runways 2,440–3,659 m:

       0

       with runways 1,220–2,439 m:

       0

       Telecommunications:

       modern internal telephone system; 890 telephones; broadcast stations -

       3 AM, 1 FM, no TV; radio relay microwave link to island of Saint

       Martin

      @Anguilla, Defense Forces

      Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK

      @Antarctica, Geography

      Location: continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle Map references: Antarctic Region Area: total area: 14 million sq km (est.) land area: 14 million sq km (est.) comparative area: slightly less than 1.5 times the size of the US note: second-smallest continent (after Australia) Land boundaries: none, but see entry on International disputes Coastline: 17,968 km Maritime claims: none, but see entry on International Disputes International disputes: Antarctic Treaty defers claims (see Antarctic Treaty Summary below); sections (some overlapping) claimed by Argentina, Australia, Chile, France (Adelie Land), New Zealand (Ross Dependency), Norway (Queen Maud Land), and UK; the US and most other nations do not recognize the territorial claims of other nations and have made no claims themselves (the US reserves the right to do so); no formal claims have been made in the sector between 90 degrees west and 150 degrees west Climate: severe low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation, and distance from the ocean; East Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevation; Antarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climate; higher temperatures occur in January along the coast and average slightly below freezing Terrain: about 98% thick continental ice sheet and 2% barren rock, with average elevations between 2,000 and 4,000 meters; mountain ranges up to 4,897 meters high; ice-free coastal areas include parts of southern Victoria Land, Wilkes Land, the Antarctic Peninsula area, and parts of Ross Island on McMurdo Sound; glaciers form ice shelves along about half of the coastline, and floating ice shelves constitute 11% of the area of the continent Natural resources: none presently exploited; iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small, uncommercial quantities Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% (ice 98%, barren rock 2%) Irrigated land: СКАЧАТЬ