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$1.6 billion (f.o.b., 1994) commodities: food, consumer goods, manufactures, petroleum products, crude oil for refining and reexport partners: US 8%, EU

      External debt: $669 million (December 1995)

      Economic aid: $NA

      Currency: 1 Aruban florin (Af.) = 100 cents

      Exchange rates: Aruban florins (Af.) per US$1 - 1.7900 (fixed rate since 1986)

      Fiscal year: calendar year

      Transportation———————

      Railways: 0 km

      Highways: total: NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km

      Ports: Barcadera, Oranjestad, Sint Nicolaas

      Merchant marine: none

      Airports:

       total: 2

       with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 1

       with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 1

       note: government-owned airport east of Oranjestad accepts

       transatlantic flights (1995 est.)

      Communications———————

      Telephones: 22,922 (1993 est.)

      Telephone system:

       domestic: more than adequate

       international: 1 submarine cable to Sint Maarten (Netherlands

       Antilles); extensive interisland microwave radio relay links

      Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 4, shortwave 0

      Radios: NA

      Television broadcast stations: 1

      Televisions: 19,000 (1993 est.)

      Defense———

      Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the Netherlands

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      @Ashmore and Cartier Islands—————————————

      (territory of Australia)

      Map—

      Location: 12 14 S, 123 05 E—Southeastern Asia, islands in the

       Indian Ocean, northwest of Australia

      Flag——

      Description: the flag of Australia is used

      Geography————

      Location: Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean,

       northwest of Australia

      Geographic coordinates: 12 14 S, 123 05 E

      Map references: Southeast Asia

      Area:

       total area: 5 sq km

       land area: 5 sq km

       comparative area: about eight times the size of The Mall in

       Washington, DC

       note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and

       Cartier Island

      Land boundaries: 0 km

      Coastline: 74.1 km

      Maritime claims:

       contiguous zone: 12 nm

       continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

       exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm

       territorial sea: 3 nm

      International disputes: none

      Climate: tropical

      Terrain: low with sand and coral lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 3 m

      Natural resources: fish

      Land use:

       arable land: 0%

       permanent crops: 0%

       meadows and pastures: 0%

       forest and woodland: 0%

       other: 100% (all grass and sand)

      Irrigated land: 0 sq km

      Environment:

       current issues: NA

       natural hazards: surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose

       maritime hazards

       international agreements: NA

      Geographic note: Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established

       in August 1983

      People———

      Population: no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are only

       seasonal caretakers

      Government—————

      Name of country:

       conventional long form: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands

       conventional short form: Ashmore and Cartier Islands

      Data code: AT

      Type of government: territory of Australia administered by the

       Australian Ministry for the Environment, Sport, and Territories

      Capital: none; administered from Canberra, Australia

      Administrative divisions: none (territory of Australia)

      Independence: none (territory of Australia)

      Legal system: relevant laws of the Northern Territory of Australia

      Diplomatic representation in US: none (territory of Australia)

      US diplomatic representation: none (territory of Australia)

      Flag: the flag of Australia is used

      Economy———

      Economic overview: no economic activity

      Transportation———————

      Ports: none; offshore anchorage only

      Defense———

      Defense note: defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic

       visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force

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      @Atlantic Ocean———————

      Map—

      Location: 0 00 N, 25 00 W—body of water between Africa, Europe,

       Antarctica, and the Western Hemisphere

      Geography————

      Location: body of water between Africa, Europe, Antarctica, and

       the Western Hemisphere

      Geographic coordinates: 0 00 N, 25 00 W

      Map references: World

      Area:

       total area: 82.217 million sq km

       comparative area: slightly less than nine times the size of the US;

       second-largest of the world's four oceans (after the Pacific Ocean,

       but larger than Indian Ocean or Arctic Ocean)

       note: includes Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Caribbean Sea, Davis Strait,

       Denmark Strait, Drake Passage, Gulf of Mexico, Mediterranean Sea,

       North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Scotia Sea, Weddell Sea, and other

       tributary water bodies

      Coastline:

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