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The World Factbook: 1987

By: Central Intelligence Agency

... droughts in north- east; floods and frost in south; deforestation in Amazon basin Special notes: largest country in South America; shares common boun... ...Bank, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IPU, ISO, ITU, Lake Chad Basin Commis- sion, NAM, Niger River Commission, OAU, QIC, UDEAC, UN, UNE... ...Islamic Development Bank, IFAD, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, ITU, Lake Chad Basin Commission, NAM, OAU, OGAM, QIC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO Ec... ... claim: Territorial sea: 12 nm Boundary disputes: India, USSR (Pamir, Argun, Amur, and Khabarovsk areas); short section with North Korea is indefinite... ...arly enervating climate astride the Equator Terrain: coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin Land use: 2% arable land; NEGL% pe... ...umid winters Terrain: mixture of hills and mountains separated by plains and basins Land use: 40% arable land; 1% permanent crops; 13% meadows and pas... ... zone: 200 nm Territorial sea: 12 nm Boundary disputes: China (Pamir, Argun, Amur, and Khabarovsk areas); US Govern- ment has not recognized incorpora...

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