                        THE WORLD FACTBOOK 1990
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                     Table of Contents

Text (249 nations, dependent areas, and other entities)
    Afghanistan
    Albania
    Algeria
    American Samoa
    Andorra
    Angola
    Anguilla
    Antarctica
    Antigua and Barbuda
    Arctic Ocean
    Argentina
    Aruba
    Ashmore and Cartier Islands
    Atlantic Ocean
    Australia
    Austria

    Bahamas, The
    Bahrain
    Baker Island
    Bangladesh
    Barbados
    Bassas da India
    Belgium
    Belize
    Benin
    Bermuda
    Bhutan
    Bolivia
    Botswana
    Bouvet Island
    Brazil
    British Indian Ocean Territory
    British Virgin Islands
    Brunei
    Bulgaria
    Burkina
    Burma
    Burundi

    Cambodia
    Cameroon
    Canada
    Cape Verde
    Cayman Islands
    Central African Republic
    Chad
    Chile
    China (also see separate Taiwan entry)
    Christmas Island
    Clipperton Island
    Cocos (Keeling) Islands
    Colombia
    Comoros
    Congo
    Cook Islands
    Coral Sea Islands
    Costa Rica
    Cuba
    Cyprus
    Czechoslovakia

    Denmark
    Djibouti
    Dominica
    Dominican Republic

    Ecuador
    Egypt
    El Salvador
    Equatorial Guinea
    Ethiopia
    Europa Island

    Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
    Faroe Islands
    Fiji
    Finland
    France
    French Guiana
    French Polynesia
    French Southern and Antarctic Lands

    Gabon
    Gambia, The
    Gaza Strip
    German Democratic Republic
      (East Germany)
    Germany, Federal Republic of
      (West Germany)
    Ghana
    Gibraltar
    Glorioso Islands
    Greece
    Greenland
    Grenada
    Guadeloupe
    Guam
    Guatemala
    Guernsey
    Guinea
    Guinea-Bissau
    Guyana

    Haiti
    Heard Island and McDonald Islands
    Honduras
    Hong Kong
    Howland Island
    Hungary

    Iceland
    India
    Indian Ocean
    Indonesia
    Iran
    Iraq
    Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone
    Ireland
    Israel (also see separate Gaza Strip and West Bank entries)
    Italy
    Ivory Coast

    Jamaica
    Jan Mayen
    Japan
    Jarvis Island
    Jersey
    Johnston Atoll
    Jordan (also see separate West Bank entry)
    Juan de Nova Island

    Kenya
    Kingman Reef
    Kiribati
    Korea, North
    Korea, South
    Kuwait

    Laos
    Lebanon
    Lesotho
    Liberia
    Libya
    Liechtenstein
    Luxembourg

    Macau
    Madagascar
    Malawi
    Malaysia
    Maldives
    Mali
    Malta
    Man, Isle of
    Marshall Islands
    Martinique
    Mauritania
    Mauritius
    Mayotte
    Mexico
    Micronesia, Federated States of
    Midway Islands
    Monaco
    Mongolia
    Montserrat
    Morocco
    Mozambique

    Namibia
    Nauru
    Navassa Island
    Nepal
    Netherlands
    Netherlands Antilles
    New Caledonia
    New Zealand
    Nicaragua
    Niger
    Nigeria
    Niue
    Norfolk Island
    Northern Mariana Islands
    Norway

    Oman

    Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the
      (Palau)
    Pacific Ocean
    Pakistan
    Palmyra Atoll
    Panama
    Papua New Guinea
    Paracel Islands
    Paraguay
    Peru
    Philippines
    Pitcairn Islands
    Poland
    Portugal
    Puerto Rico

    Qatar

    Reunion
    Romania
    Rwanda

    St. Helena
    St. Kitts and Nevis
    St. Lucia
    St. Pierre and Miquelon
    St. Vincent and the Grenadines
    San Marino
    Sao Tome and Principe
    Saudi Arabia
    Senegal
    Seychelles
    Sierra Leone
    Singapore
    Solomon Islands
    Somalia
    South Africa
    South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
    Soviet Union
    Spain
    Spratly Islands
    Sri Lanka
    Sudan
    Suriname
    Svalbard
    Swaziland
    Sweden
    Switzerland
    Syria

    Taiwan entry follows Zimbabwe
    Tanzania
    Thailand
    Togo
    Tokelau
    Tonga
    Trinidad and Tobago
    Tromelin Island
    Tunisia
    Turkey
    Turks and Caicos Islands
    Tuvalu

    Uganda
    United Arab Emirates
    United Kingdom
    United States
    Uruguay

    Vanuatu
    Vatican City
    Venezuela
    Vietnam
    Virgin Islands

    Wake Island
    Wallis and Futuna
    West Bank
    Western Sahara
    Western Samoa
    World

    Yemen Arab Republic
      {Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen}
    Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of
      {Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen}
    Yugoslavia

    Zaire
    Zambia
    Zimbabwe

    Taiwan

Appendix A: The United Nations System
Appendix B: International Organizations
Appendix C: Country Membership in International Organizations
Appendix D: Weights and Measures
Appendix E: Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names

Note: all maps will be available only in the printed version for the
  foreseeable future
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                  Notes, Definitions, and Abbreviations

There have been some significant changes in this edition. In the
Government section the former Branches entry has been replaced by
three entries--Executive branch, Legislative branch, and Judicial
branch. The Leaders entry now has subentries for Chief of State,
Head of Government, and their deputies. The Elections entry has
been completely redone with information for each branch of the
national government, including the date for the last election, the
date for the next election, results (percent of vote by candidate or
party), and current distribution of seats by party. In the Economy
section there is a new entry on Illicit drugs.

Abbreviations: (see Appendix B for international organizations)

          avdp.     avoirdupois
          c.i.f.    cost, insurance, and freight
          CY        calendar year
          DWT       deadweight ton
          est.      estimate
          Ex-Im     Export-Import Bank of the United States
          f.o.b.    free on board
          FRG       Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)
          FY        fiscal year
          GDP       gross domestic product
          GDR       German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
          GNP       gross national product
          GRT       gross register ton
          km        kilometer
          km2       square kilometer
          kW        kilowatt
          kWh       kilowatt-hour
          m         meter
          NA        not available
          NEGL      negligible
          nm        nautical mile
          NZ        New Zealand
          ODA       official development assistance
          OOF       other official flows
          PDRY      People's Democratic Republic of Yemen {Yemen
                    (Aden) or South Yemen}
          UAE       United Arab Emirates
          UK        United Kingdom
          US        United States
          USSR      Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Soviet Union)
          YAR       Yemen Arab Republic {Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen}

Administrative divisions: The numbers, designatory terms, and
first-order administrative divisions are generally those approved by the
United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) as of 5 April 1990. Changes
that have been reported but not yet acted upon by BGN are noted.

Area: Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited
by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the
aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or
coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers).
Comparative areas are based on total area equivalents. Most entities
are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states. The smaller
entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 km2, 69 miles2) or
The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 km2, 0.23 miles2, 146 acres).

Birth rate: The average annual number of births during a year
per 1,000 population at midyear. Also known as crude birth rate.

Contributors: Information was provided by the Bureau of the
Census (Department of Commerce), Central Intelligence Agency,
Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Nuclear Agency, Department of
State, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Navy Operational
Intelligence Center and Maritime Administration (merchant marine data),
Office of Territorial and International Affairs (Department of the
Interior), United States Board on Geographic Names, United States
Coast Guard, and others.

Dates of information: In general, information available as of 1
January 1990 was used in the preparation of this edition. Population
figures are estimates for 1 July 1990, with population growth rates
estimated for mid-1990 through mid-1991. Major political events have
been updated through 30 March 1990. Military age figures are average
annual estimates for 1990-94.

Death rate: The average annual number of deaths during a year
per l,000 population at midyear. Also known as crude death rate.

Diplomatic representation: The US Government has diplomatic
relations with 162 nations. There are only 144 US embassies, since some
nations have US ambassadors accredited to them, but no physical US
mission exists. The US has diplomatic relations with 149 of the 159 UN
members--the exceptions are Albania, Angola, Byelorussia (constituent
republic of the Soviet Union), Cambodia, Cuba, Iran, Vietnam, People's
Democratic Republic of Yemen {Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen}, Ukraine
(constituent republic of the Soviet Union) and, obviously, the US itself.
In addition, the US has diplomatic relations with 13 nations that are not
in the UN--Andorra, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati,
Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, San Marino, South Korea,
Switzerland, Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Vatican City. North Korea is not in
the UN and the US does not have diplomatic relations with that nation.
The US has not recognized the incorporation of Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania into the Soviet Union and continues to accredit the diplomatic
representatives of their last free governments.

Disputes: This category includes a wide variety of situations
that range from traditional bilateral boundary disputes to unilateral
claims of one sort or another. Every international land boundary
dispute in the "Guide to International Boundaries," a map published
by the Department of State, is included. References to other situations
may also be included that are border- or frontier-relevant, such as
maritime disputes, geopolitical questions, or irredentist issues.
However, inclusion does not necessarily constitute official acceptance
or recognition by the US Government.

Entities: Some of the nations, dependent areas, areas of special
sovereignty, and governments included in this publication are not
independent, and others are not officially recognized by the US
Government. Nation refers to a people politically organized into a
sovereign state with a definite territory. Dependent area refers to a
broad category of political entities that are associated in some way
with a nation. Names used for page headings are usually the short-form
names as approved by the US Board on Geographic Names. The
long-form name is included in the Government section and an entry
of "none" indicates a long-form name does not exist. In some
instances, no short-form name exists--then the long-form name must
serve for all usages.

There are 249 entities in the Factbook that may be categorized as
follows:

NATIONS
157 UN members (there are 159 members in the UN, but only 157 are
      included in The World Factbook because Byelorussia and Ukraine are
      constituent republics of the Soviet Union)
 15 nations that are not members of the UN--Andorra, Federated States of
      Micronesia, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Monaco,
      Namibia, Nauru, North Korea, San Marino, South Korea, Switzerland,
      Tonga, Tuvalu, Vatican City

OTHER
  1 Taiwan

DEPENDENT AREAS
  6 Australia--Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island,
      Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and
      McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island
  2 Denmark--Faroe Islands, Greenland
 16 France--Bassas da India, Clipperton Island, Europa Island,
      French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic
      Lands, Glorioso Islands, Guadeloupe, Juan de Nova Island,
      Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Reunion, St. Pierre and
      Miquelon, Tromelin Island, Wallis and Futuna
  2 Netherlands--Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
  3 New Zealand--Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau
  3 Norway--Bouvet Island, Jan Mayen, Svalbard
  1 Portugal--Macau
 16 United Kingdom--Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory,
      British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands,
      Gibraltar, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Jersey, Montserrat,
      Pitcairn Islands, St. Helena, South Georgia and the South Sandwich
      Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
 15 United States--American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island,
      Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands,
      Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll,
      Puerto Rico, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Palau),
      Virgin Islands, Wake Island

MISCELLANEOUS
  7 Antarctica, Gaza Strip, Iraq-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone,
      Paracel Islands, Spratly Islands, West Bank, Western Sahara

OTHER ENTITIES
  4 oceans--Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean
  1 World
===
249 total

Notes: The US Government has not recognized the incorporation of
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania into the Soviet Union as constituent
republics during World War II. Those Baltic states are not members of the
UN and are not included in the list of nations. The US Government does
not recognize the four so-called "independent" homelands of
Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, Transkei, and Venda in South Africa.

Gross domestic product (GDP): The value of all goods and
services produced domestically.

Gross national product (GNP): The value of all goods and
services produced domestically, plus income earned abroad, minus
income earned by foreigners from domestic production.

GNP/GDP methodology: GNP/GDP dollar estimates for the OECD
countries, the USSR, Eastern Europe, and a portion of the developing
countries, are derived from @m5purchasing power parity (PPP)
calculations rather than from conversions at official currency exchange
rates. The PPP methods involve the use of average price weights,
which lie between the weights of the domestic and foreign price systems;
using these weights, US $100 converted into German marks by a PPP
method will buy an equal amount of goods and services in both the US
and Germany. One caution: the proportion of, say, military expenditures
as a percent of GNP/GDP in local currency accounts may differ
substantially from the proportion when GNP/GDP is expressed in PPP dollar
terms, as, for example, when an observer estimates the dollar level of
Soviet or Japanese military expenditures. Similarly, dollar figures for
exports and imports reflect the price patterns of international
markets rather than PPP price patterns.

Growth rate (population): The annual percent change in the
population, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over
deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country.
The rate may be positive or negative.

Illicit drugs: There are five categories of illicit
drugs--narcotics, stimulants, depressants (sedatives), hallucinogens,
and cannabis. These categories include many drugs legally produced and
prescribed by doctors as well as those illegally produced and sold
outside medical channels.

  Cannabis (Cannabis sativa) is the common hemp plant, provides
hallucinogens with some sedative properties, and includes marijuana (pot,
Acapulco gold, grass, reefer), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, Marinol),
hashish (hash), and hashish oil (hash oil).

  Coca (Erythroxylon coca) is a bush and the leaves contain the stimulant
cocaine. Coca is not to be confused with cocoa which comes from cacao
seeds and is used in making chocolate, cocoa, and cocoa butter.

  Cocaine is a stimulant derived from the leaves of the coca bush.

  Depressants (sedatives) are drugs that reduce tension and anxiety and
include chloral hydrate, barbiturates (Amytal, Nembutal, Seconal,
phenobarbital), benzodiazepines (Librium, Valium), methaqualone
(Quaalude), glutethimide (Doriden), and others (Equanil, Placidyl,
Valmid).

  Drugs are any chemical substances that effect a physical, mental,
emotional, or behavioral change in an individual.

  Drug abuse is the use of any licit or illicit chemical substance that
results in physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral impairment in an
individual.

  Hallucinogens are drugs that affect sensation, thinking,
self-awareness, and emotion. Hallucinogens include LSD (acid, microdot),
mescaline and peyote (mexc, buttons, cactus), amphetamine variants (PMA,
STP, DOB), phencyclidine (PCP, angel dust, hog), phencyclidine analogues
(PCE, PCPy, TCP), and others (psilocybin, psilocyn).

  Hashish is the resinous exudate of the cannabis or hemp plant
(Cannabis sativa).

  Heroin is a semisynthetic derivative of morphine.

  Marijuana is the dried leaves of the cannabis or hemp plant
(Cannabis sativa).

  Narcotics are drugs that relieve pain, often induce sleep, and refer to
opium, opium derivatives, and synthetic substitutes. Natural narcotics
include opium (paregoric, parepectolin), morphine (MS-Contin, Roxanol),
codeine (Tylenol w/codeine, Empirin w/codeine, Robitussan A-C), and
thebaine. Semisynthetic narcotics include heroin (horse, smack), and
hydromorphone (Dilaudid). Synthetic narcotics include meperidine or
Pethidine (Demerol, Mepergan), methadone (Dolophine, Methadose), and
others (Darvon, Lomotil).

  Opium is the milky exudate of the incised, unripe seedpod of the
opium poppy.

  Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) is the source for many natural and
semisynthetic narcotics.

  Poppy straw concentrate is the alkaloid derived from the mature dried
opium poppy.

  Qat (kat, khat) is a stimulant from the buds or leaves of Catha edulis
that is chewed or drunk as tea.

  Stimulants are drugs that relieve mild depression, increase energy and
activity, and include cocaine (coke, snow, crack), amphetamines (Desoxyn,
Dexedrine), phenmetrazine (Preludin), methylphenidate (Ritalin), and
others (Cylert, Sanorex, Tenuate).

Infant mortality rate: The number of deaths to infants under one
year of age in a given year per l,000 live births occurring in the same
year.

Land use: Human use of the land surface is categorized as
@m5arable land--land cultivated for crops that are replanted after
each harvest (wheat, maize, rice); @m5permanent crops--land
cultivated for crops that are not replanted after each harvest
(citrus, coffee, rubber); @m5meadows and pastures--land permanently
used for herbaceous forage crops; @m5forest and woodland--land under
dense or open stands of trees; and @m5other--any land type not
specifically mentioned above (urban areas, roads, desert). The
percentage figure for irrigated refers to the portion of the entire
amount of land area that is artificially supplied with water.

Leaders: The chief of state is the titular leader of the country
who represents the state at official and ceremonial funcions but is not
involved with the day-to-day activities of the government. The head
of government is the administrative leader who manages the day-to-day
activities of the government. In the UK, the monarch is the chief
of state and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US,
the President is both the chief of state and the head of government.

Life expectancy at birth: The average number of years to be lived
by a group of people all born in the same year, if mortality at each
age remains constant in the future.

Maritime claims: The proximity of neighboring states may prevent
some national claims from being fully extended.

Merchant marine: All ships engaged in the carriage of goods. All
commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which
excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. Also, a
grouping of merchant ships by nationality or register.

     Captive register--A register of ships maintained by a territory,
possession, or colony primarily or exclusively for the use of ships
owned in the parent country. Also referred to as an offshore register,
the offshore equivalent of an internal register. Ships on a captive
register will fly the same flag as the parent country, or a local
variant of it, but will be subject to the maritime laws and taxation
rules of the offshore territory. Although the nature of a captive
register makes it especially desirable for ships owned in the parent
country, just as in the internal register, the ships may also be owned
abroad. The captive register then acts as a flag of convenience
register, except that it is not the register of an independent state.

     Flag of convenience register--A national register offering
registration to a merchant ship not owned in the flag state. The major
flags of convenience (FOC) attract ships to their register by virtue
of low fees, low or nonexistent taxation of profits, and liberal
manning requirements. True FOC registers are characterized by having
relatively few of the ships registered actually owned in the flag
state. Thus, while virtually any flag can be used for ships under a
given set of circumstances, an FOC register is one where the majority
of the merchant fleet is owned abroad. It is also referred to as an
open register.

     Flag state--The nation in which a ship is registered and which
holds legal jurisdiction over operation of the ship, whether at home
or abroad. Differences in flag state maritime legislation determine
how a ship is manned and taxed and whether a foreign-owned ship may be
placed on the register.

      Internal register--A register of ships maintained as a subset of
a national register. Ships on the internal register fly the national
flag and have that nationality but are subject to a separate set of
maritime rules from those on the main national register. These
differences usually include lower taxation of profits, manning by
foreign nationals, and, usually, ownership outside the flag state
(when it functions as an FOC register). The Norwegian International
Ship Register and Danish International Ship Register are the most
notable examples of an internal register. Both have been instrumental
in stemming flight from the national flag to flags of convenience and in
attracting foreign-owned ships to the Norwegian and Danish flags.

     Merchant ship--A vessel that carries goods against payment of
freight. Commonly used to denote any nonmilitary ship but accurately
restricted to commercial vessels only.

     Register--The record of a ship's ownership and nationality as
listed with the maritime authorities of a country. Also, the
compendium of such individual ships' registrations. Registration of
a ship provides it with a nationality and makes it subject to the laws
of the country in which registered (the flag state) regardless of the
nationality of the ship's ultimate owner.

Money figures: All are expressed in contemporaneous US dollars
unless otherwise indicated.

Net migration rate: The balance between the number of persons
entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons
(based on midyear population). An excess of persons entering the
country is referred to as net immigration (3.56 migrants/1,000
population); an excess of persons leaving the country as net
emigration (-9.26 migrants/1,000 population).

Population: Figures are estimates from the Bureau of the Census
based on statistics from population censuses, vital registration
systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past, and on
assumptions about future trends.

Total fertility rate: The average number of children that would
be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing
years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age.

Years: All year references are for the calendar year (CY) unless
indicated as fiscal year (FY).
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                  Appendix A: The United Nations System

    The UN is composed of six principal organs and numerous subordinate
agencies and bodies as follows:

1) Secretariat:
     UNDRO    United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator's Office

2) General Assembly:
     INSTRAW  International Research and Training Institute for the
                Advancement of Women
     UNCHS    United Nations Center for Human Settlements (Habitat)
     UNCTAD   United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
     UNDP     United Nations Development Program
     UNEP     United Nations Environment Program
     UNFPA    United Nations Population Fund
     UNHCR    United Nations Office of High Commissioner for Refugees
     UNICEF   United Nations Children's Fund
     UNIDIR   United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
     UNITAR   United Nations Institute for Training and Research
     UNRISD   United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
     UNRWA    United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine
                Refugees in the Near East
     UNSP     United Nations Special Fund
     UNU      United Nations University
     UP       University for Peace
     WFC      World Food Council
     WFP      World Food Program

3) Security Council:
     UNAVEM   United Nations Angola Verification Mission
     UNDOF    United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
     UNFICYP  United Nations Force in Cyprus
     UNGOMAP  United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and
                Pakistan
     UNIFIL   United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
     UNIIMOG  United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group
     UNMOGIP  United Nations Military Observer Group in India and
                Pakistan
     UNTAG    United Nations Transition Assistance Group
     UNTSO    United Nations Truce Supervision Organization

4) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC):
     Specialized agencies
       FAO      Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
       IBRD     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
       ICAO     International Civil Aviation Organization
       IDA      International Development Association
       IFAD     International Fund for Agricultural Development
       IFC      International Finance Corporation
       ILO      International Labor Organization
       IMF      International Monetary Fund
       IMO      International Maritime Organization
       ITU      International Telecommunication Union
       MIGA     Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
       UNESCO   United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
                  Organization
       UNIDO    United Nations Industrial Development Organization
       UPU      Universal Postal Union
       WHO      World Health Organization
       WIPO     World Intellectual Property Organization
       WMO      World Meteorological Organization
     Related organizations
       GATT     General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
       IAEA     International Atomic Energy Agency
     Regional commissions
       ECA      Economic Commission for Africa
       ECE      Economic Commission for Europe
       ECLAC    Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
       ESCAP    Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
       ESCWA    Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
     Functional commissions
       Commission on Human Rights
       Commission on Narcotic Drugs
       Commission for Social Development
       Commission on the Status of Women
       Population Commission
       Statistical Commission

5) Trusteeship Council

6) International Court of Justice (ICJ)
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               Appendix B: International Organizations

ACC      Arab Cooperation Council
ACP      African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries (assoc. with EC)
ADB      Asian Development Bank
AfDB     African Development Bank
AFESD    Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
AIOEC    Association of Iron Ore Exporting Countries
AL       Arab League or League of Arab States
AMF      Arab Monetary Fund
AMU      Arab Maghreb Union
---      Andean Pact
ANRPC    Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries
ANZUS    ANZUS Council
AP       Andean Pact
APC      African Peanut (Groundnut) Association
ASEAN    Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASPAC    Asian and Pacific Council
ASSIMER  International Mercury Producers Association
---      Association of Tin Producing Countries

BADEA    Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
BCIE     Central American Bank for Economic Integration
Benelux  Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg Economic Union
BIS      Bank for International Settlements
BLEU     Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union
BOAD     West African Development Bank

C        Commonwealth
CACM     Central American Common Market
CAEU     Council of Arab Economic Unity
CARICOM  Caribbean Community and Common Market
CCC      Customs Cooperation Council
CDB      Caribbean Development Bank
CE       Council of Europe
CEAO     West African Economic Community
CEEAC    Economic Community of Central African States
CEMA     Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (sometimes CMEA or
           Comecon)
CENTO    Central Treaty Organization
CEPGL    Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries
CERN     European Organization for Nuclear Research
CILSS    Permanent Interstate Committee on Drought Control in the Sahel
CIPEC    Intergovernmental Council of Copper Exporting Countries
CMEA     see CEMA
Comecon  see CEMA
---      Conference of East and Central African States
CP       Colombo Plan

DAC      Development Assistance Committee (OECD)

EADB     East African Development Bank
EAMA     African States associated with the EC
EC       European Communities
ECA      Economic Commission for Africa (UN)
ECE      Economic Commission for Europe (UN)
ECLA     Economic Commission for Latin America (UN)
ECLAC    Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN)
ECOSOC   Economic and Social Council (UN)
ECOWAS   Economic Community of West African States
ECWA     Economic Commission for Western Asia (UN)
EFTA     European Free Trade Association
EIB      European Investment Bank
EMS      European Monetary System
Entente  Council of the Entente
ESA      European Space Agency
ESCAP    Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN)
ESCWA    Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN)

FAO      Food and Agriculture Organization (UN)
FZ       Franc Zone

G-8      Group of Eight
G-10     Group of Ten
G-77     Group of 77
GA       General Assembly (UN)
GATT     General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (UN)
GCC      Gulf Cooperation Council

IADB     Inter-American Development Bank
IAEA     International Atomic Energy Agency (UN)
IATP     International Association of Tungsten Producers
IBA      International Bauxite Association
IBEC     International Bank for Economic Cooperation
IBRD     International Bank for Reconstruction and Development or
           World Bank (UN)
ICAC     International Cotton Advisory Committee
ICAO     International Civil Aviation Organization (UN)
ICC      International Chamber of Commerce
ICCO     International Cocoa Organization
ICEM     Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration
ICES     International Cooperation in Ocean Exploration
ICFTU    International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICJ      International Court of Justice (UN)
ICM      Intergovernmental Committee for Migration
ICO      International Coffee Organization
ICRC     International Committee of the Red Cross
IDA      International Development Association (IBRD affiliate, UN)
IDB      Inter-American Development Bank
IDB      Islamic Development Bank
IEA      International Energy Agency (associated with OECD)
IFAD     International Fund for Agricultural Development (UN)
IFC      International Finance Corporation (IBRD affiliate, UN)
IHO      International Hydrographic Organization
IIB      International Investment Bank
ILO      International Labor Organization (UN)
ILZSG    International Lead and Zinc Study Group
IMF      International Monetary Fund (UN)
IMO      International Maritime Organization (UN)
INMARSAT International Maritime Satellite Organization
INRO     International Natural Rubber Organization
INTELSAT International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization
IOC      International Olympic Committee
IOOC     International Olive Oil Council
IPU      Inter-Parliamentary Union
IRC      International Rice Council
ISO      International Sugar Organization
ITC      International Tin Council
ITU      International Telecommunication Union (UN)
IWC      International Whaling Commission
IWC      International Wheat Council
LAES     Latin American Economic System
LAIA     Latin American Integration Association
---      Lake Chad Basin Commission
LORCS    League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
---      Mano River Commission
---      Mekong Committee
MIGA     Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

NAM      Nonaligned Movement
NATO     North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NC       Nordic Council
NCC      Nordic Council of Ministers
NEA      Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD)
NIB      Nordic Investment Bank
---      Niger River Commission
---      Nordic Council

OAPEC    Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
OAS      Organization of American States
OAU      Organization of African Unity
OCAM     Afro-Malagasy and Mauritian Common Organization
ODECA    Organization of Central American States
OECD     Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECS     Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
OIC      Organization of the Islamic Conference
OMVS     Organization for the Development of the Senegal River Valley
OPANAL   Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America
              and the Caribbean
OPEC     Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

PAHO     Pan American Health Organization
PCA      Permanent Court of Arbitration

SAARC    South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SADCC    Southern African Development Coordination Conference
SC       Security Council (UN)
SELA     Latin American Economic System
SPC      South Pacific Commission
SPEC     South Pacific Bureau for Economic Cooperation
SPF      South Pacific Forum

TC       Trusteeship Council (UN)
TDB      Trade and Development Board (UN)

UDEAC    Central African Customs and Economic Union
UEAC     Union of Central African States
UN       United Nations
UNCTAD   UN Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP     UN Development Program
UNESCO   UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
UNHCR    UN High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF   UN Children's Fund
UNIDO    UN Industrial Development Organization
UPEB     Union of Banana Exporting Countries
UPU      Universal Postal Union (UN)

WCL      World Confederation of Labor
WEU      Western European Union
WFC      World Food Council (UN)
WFTU     World Federation of Trade Unions
WHO      World Health Organization (UN)
WIPO     World Intellectual Property Organization (UN)
WMO      World Meteorological Organization (UN)
WP       Warsaw Pact
WPC      World Peace Council
WSG      International Wool Study Group
WTO      World Tourism Organization
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     Appendix C: Country Membership in International Organizations

    This information is currently available only as a table in the
printed version of The World Factbook 1990. For the 1991 edition a new
textual format will be adopted that will greatly expand the breadth and
depth of coverage to include many more organizations with complete name,
acronym or abbreviation, date established, aim, and list of members.
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                        Appendix D:  Weights and Measures

                              Mathematical Notation

        Mathematical Power                 Name
10 +18 or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000  one quintillion
10 +15 or 1,000,000,000,000,000      one quadrillion
10 +12 or 1,000,000,000,000          one trillion
10 +9  or 1,000,000,000              one billion
10 +6  or 1,000,000                  one million
10 +3  or 1,000                      one thousand
10 +2  or 100                        one hundred
10 +1  or 10                         ten
10 +0  or 1                          one
10 -1  or 0.1                        one tenth
10 -2  or 0.01                       one hundredth
10 -3  or 0.001                      one thousandth
10 -6  or 0.000 001                  one millionth
10 -9  or 0.000 000 001              one billionth
10 -12 or 0.000 000 000 001          one trillionth
10 -15 or 0.000 000 000 000 001      one quadrillionth
10 -18 or 0.000 000 000 000 000 001  one quintillionth

Conversions from a multiple or submultiple to the basic units of meters,
liters, or grams can be done using the table.  For example, to convert from
kilometers to meters, multiply by 1,000 (9.26 kilometers equals 9,260 meters)
or to convert from meters to kilometers, multiply by 0.001 (9,260 meters equals
9.26 kilometers)
                        Length,
                        weight,
Prefix      Symbol      capacity   Area     Volume
------      ------      --------  ------    -------
exa           E         10 +18    10 +36    10 +54
peta          P         10 +15    10 +30    10 +45
tera          T         10 +12    10 +24    10 +36
giga          G         10 +9     10 +18    10 +27
mega          M         10 +6     10 +12    10 +18
hectokilo     hk        10 +5     10 +10    10 +15
myria         ma        10 +4     10 +8     10 +12
kilo          k         10 +3     10 +6     10 +9
hecto         h         10 +2     10 +4     10 +6
deka          da        10 +1     10 +2     10 +3
basic unit    -         1 meter,  1 meter2  1 meter3
                        1 gram,
                        1 liter
deci          d         10 -1     10 -2     10 -3
centi         c         10 -2     10 -4     10 -6
milli         m         10 -3     10 -6     10 -9
decimilli     dm        10 -4     10 -8     10 -12
centimilli    cm        10 -5     10 -10    10 -15
micro         u         10 -6     10 -12    10 -18
nano          n         10 -9     10 -18    10 -27
pico          p         10 -12    10 -24    10 -36
femto         f         10 -15    10 -30    10 -45
atto          a         10 -18    10 -36    10 -54

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                                EQUIVALENTS

    The exponents 2 and 3 are used for square and cubic, respectively.
Name                    Metric Equivalents
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
acre                    0.404 685 64 hectares    43,560 feet2
acre                    4,046,856 4 meters2      4,840 yards2
acre                    0.004 046 856 4          0.001 562 5 miles2,
                         kilometers2              statute
are                     100 meters2              119.599 yards2
barrel  (petroleum, US) 158.987 29 liters        42 gallons
    (proof spirits, US) 151.416 47 liters        40 gallons
             (beer, US) 117.347 77 liters        31 gallons
bushel                  35.239 07 liters         4 pecks
cable                   219.456 meters           120 fathoms
chain (surveyor's)      20.116 8 meters          66 feet
cord (wood)             3.624 556 meters3        128 feet3
cup                     0.236 588 2 liters       8 ounces, liquid (US)
degrees, celsius        (water boils at 100      multiply by 1.8 and add
                          degrees C, freezes at    32 to obtain degrees F
                          0 degrees C)
degrees, fahrenheit     subtract 32 and divide   (water boils at 212
                          by 1.8 to obtain         degrees F, freezes at
                          degrees C                32 degrees F)
dram, avoirdupois       1.771 845 2 grams        0.062 5 ounces, avoirdupois
dram, troy              3.887 934 6 grams        0.125 ounces, troy
dram, liquid (US)       3.696 69 milliliters     0.125 ounces, liquid
fathom                  1.828 8 meters           6 feet
foot                    30.48 centimeters        12 inches
foot                    0.304 8 meters           0.333 333 3 yards
foot                    0.000 304 8 kilometers   0.000 189 39 miles, statute
foot2                   929.030 4 centimeters2   144 inches2
foot 2                  0.092 903 04 meters2     0.111 111 1 yards2
foot3                   28.316 846 592 liters    7.480 519 gallons
foot3                   0.028 316 847 meters3    1,728 inches3
furlong                 201.168 meters           220 yards
gallon, liquid (US)     3.785 411 784 liters     4 quarts, liquid
gill (US)               118.294 118 milliliters  4 ounces, liquid
grain                   64.798 91 milligrams     0.002 285 71 ounces, advp.
gram                    1,000 milligrams         0.035 273 96 ounces, advp.
hand (height of horse)  10.16 centimeters        4 inches
hectare                 10,000 meters2           2.471 053 8 acres
hundredweight, long     50.802 345 kilograms     112 pounds, avoirdupois
hundredweight, short    45.359 237 kilograms     100 pounds, avoirdupois
inch                    2.54 centimeters         0.083 333 33 feet
inch2                   6.451 6 centimeters2     0.006 944 44 feet2
inch3                   16.387 064 centimeters3  0.000 578 7 feet3
inch3                   16.387 064 milliliters   0.029 761 6 pints, dry
inch3                   16.387 064 milliliters   0.034 632 0 pints, liquid
kilogram                0.001 tons, metric       2.204 623 pounds, avoirdupois
kilometer               1,000 meters             0.621 371 19 miles, statute
kilometer2              100 hectares             247.105 38 acres
kilometer2              1,000,000 meters2        0.386 102 16 miles2, statute
knot (1 nautical mi/hr) 1.852 kilometers/hour    1.151 statute miles/hour
league, nautical        5.559 552 kilometers     3 miles, nautical
league, statute         4.828.032 kilometers     3 miles, statute
link (surveyor's)       20.116 8 centimeters     7.92 inches
liter                   0.001 meters3            61.023 74 inches3
liter                   0.1 dekaliter            0.908 083 quarts, dry
liter                   1,000 milliliters        1.056 688 quarts, liquid
meter                   100 centimeters          1.093 613 yards
meter2                  10,000 centimeters2      1.195 990 yards2
meter3                  1,000 liters             1.307 951 yards3
micron                  0.000 001 meter          0.000 039 4 inches
mil                     0.025 4 millimeters      0.001 inch
mile, nautical          1.852 kilometers         1.150 779 4 miles, statute
mile2, nautical         3.429 904 kilometers2    1.325 miles2, statute
mile, statute           1.609 344 kilometers     5,280 feet or 8 furlongs
mile2, statute          258.998 811 hectares     640 acres or 1 section
mile2, statute          2.589 988 11 kilometers2 0.755 miles2, nautical
minim (US)              0.061 611 52 milliliters 0.002 083 33 ounces, liquid
ounce, avoirdupois      28.349 523 125 grams     437.5 grains
ounce, liquid (US)      29.573 53 milliliters    0.062 5 pints, liquid
ounce, troy             31.103 476 8 grams       480 grains
pace                    76.2 centimeters         30 inches
peck                    8.809 767 5 liters       8 quarts, dry
pennyweight             1.555 173 84 grams       24 grains
pint, dry (US)          0.550 610 47 liters      0.5 quarts, dry
pint, liquid (US)       0.473 176 473 liters     0.5 quarts, liquid
point (typographical)   0.351 459 8 millimeters  0.013 837 inches
pound, avoirdupois      453.592 37 grams         16 ounces, avourdupois
pound, troy             373.241 721 6 grams      12 ounces, troy
quart, dry (US)         1.101 221 liters         2 pints, dry
quart, liquid (US)      0.946 352 946 liters     2 pints, liquid
quintal                 100 kilograms            220.462 26 pounds, avdp.
rod                     5.029 2 meters           5.5 yards
scruple                 1.295 978 2 grams        20 grains
section (US)            2.589 988 1 kilometers2  1 mile2, statute or 640 acres
span                    22.86 centimeters        9 inches
stere                   1 meter3                 1.307 95 yards3
tablespoon              14.786 76 milliliters    3 teaspoons
teaspoon                4.928 922 milliliters    0.333 333 tablespoons
ton, long or deadweight 1,016.046 909 kilograms  2,240 pounds, avoirdupois
ton, metric             1,000 kilograms          2,204.623 pounds, avoirdupois
ton, register           2.831 684 7 meters3      100 feet3
ton, short              907.184 74 kilograms     2,000 pounds, avoirdupois
township (US)           93.239 572 kilometers2   36 miles2, statute
yard                    0.914 4 meters           3 feet
yard2                   0.836 127 36 meters2     9 feet2
yard3                   0.764 554 86 meters3     27 feet3
yard3                   764.554 857 984 liters   201.974 gallons
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            Appendix E:  Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names

    This list indicates where various names including all United States Foreign
Service Posts, alternate names, former names, and political or geographical
portions of larger entities can be found in  The WORLD FACTBOOK
are not necessarily those approved by the United States Board on Geographic
Names (BGN).  Alternate names are included in parentheses, additional
information is included in brackets.

Name                              Entry in the WORLD FACTBOOK
------------------------------    ---------------------------------------
Abidjan (US Embassy)              Ivory Coast
Abu Dhabi (US Embassy)            United Arab Emirates
Acapulco (US Consular Agency)     Mexico
Accra (US Embassy)                Ghana
Adana (US Consulate)              Turkey
Addis Ababa (US Embassy)          Ethiopia
Adelaide (US Consular Agency)     Australia
Adelie Land (Terre Adelie)        Antarctica
  (claimed by France)
Aden (US post not maintained,     Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of
  representation by British
  Embassy)
Aden, Gulf of                     Indian Ocean
Admiralty Islands                 Papua New Guinea
Adriatic Sea                      Atlantic Ocean
Aegean Islands                    Greece
Aegean Sea                        Atlantic Ocean
Afars and Issas, French           Djibouti
  Territory of the (F.T.A.I.)
Agalega Islands                   Mauritius
Aland Islands                     Finland
Alaska                            United States
Alaska, Gulf of                   Pacific Ocean
Aldabra Islands                   Seychelles
Alderney                          Guernsey
Aleutian Islands                  United States
Alexander Island                  Antarctica
Alexandria (US Consulate General) Egypt
Algiers (US Embassy)              Algeria
Alhucemas, Penon de               Spain
Alphonse Island                   Seychelles
Amami Strait                      Pacific Ocean
Amindivi Islands                  India
Amirante Isles                    Seychelles
Amman (US Embassy)                Jordan
Amsterdam (US Consulate General)  Netherlands
Amsterdam Island                  French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  (Ile Amsterdam)
Amundsen Sea                      Pacific Ocean
Amur                              China; Soviet Union
Andaman Islands                   India
Andaman Sea                       Indian Ocean
Anegada Passage                   Atlantic Ocean
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan              Sudan
Anjouan                           Comoros
Ankara (US Embassy)               Turkey
Annobon                           Equatorial Guinea
Antananarivo (US Embassy)         Madagascar
Antipodes Islands                 New Zealand
Antwerp (US Consulate General)    Belgium
Aozou Strip (claimed by Libya)    Chad
Aqaba, Gulf of                    Indian Ocean
Arabian Sea                       Indian Ocean
Arafura Sea                       Pacific Ocean
Argun                             China; Soviet Union
Ascension Island                  St. Helena
Assumption Island                 Seychelles
Asuncion (US Embassy)             Paraguay
Asuncion Island                   Northern Mariana Islands
Atacama                           Chile
Athens (US Embassy)               Greece
Attu                              United States
Auckland (US Consulate General)   New Zealand
Auckland Islands                  New Zealand
Australes Iles (Iles Tubuai)      French Polynesia
Axel Heiberg Island               Canada
Azores                            Portugal
Azov, Sea of                      Atlantic Ocean

Bab el Mandeb                     Indian Ocean
Babuyan Channel                   Pacific Ocean
Babuyan Islands                   Philippines
Baffin Bay                        Arctic Ocean
Baffin Island                     Canada
Baghdad (US Embassy)              Iraq
Balabac Strait                    Pacific Ocean
Balearic Islands                  Spain
Balearic Sea (Iberian Sea)        Atlantic Ocean
Bali (US Consular Agency)         Indonesia
Bali Sea                          Indian Ocean
Balintang Channel                 Pacific Ocean
Balintang Islands                 Philippines
Balleny Islands                   Antarctica
Baltic Sea                        Atlantic Ocean
Baluchistan                       Afghanistan; Iran; Pakistan
Bamako (US Embassy)               Mali
Banaba (Ocean Island)             Kiribati
Bandar Seri Begawan (US Embassy)  Brunei
Banda Sea                         Pacific Ocean
Bangkok (US Embassy)              Thailand
Bangui (US Embassy)               Central African Republic
Banjul (US Embassy)               Gambia, The
Banks Island                      Canada
Banks Islands (Iles Banks)        Vanuatu
Barcelona (US Consulate General)  Spain
Barents Sea                       Arctic Ocean
Barranquilla (US Consulate)       Colombia
Bashi Channel                     Pacific Ocean
Basilan Strait                    Pacific Ocean
Bass Strait                       Indian Ocean
Batan Islands                     Philippines
Bavaria (Bayern)                  Germany, Federal Republic of
Beagle Channel                    Atlantic Ocean
Bear Island (Bjornoya)            Svalbard
Beaufort Sea                      Arctic Ocean
Bechuanaland                      Botswana
Beijing (US Embassy)              China
Beirut (US Embassy)               Lebanon
Belem (US Consular Agency)        Brazil
Belep Islands (Iles Belep)        New Caledonia
Belfast (US Consulate General)    United Kingdom
Belgian Congo                     Zaire
Belgrade (US Embassy)             Yugoslavia
Belize City (US Embassy)          Belize
Belle Isle, Strait of             Atlantic Ocean
Bellinghausen Sea                 Pacific Ocean
Belmopan                          Belize
Bengal, Bay of                    Indian Ocean
Bering Sea                        Pacific Ocean
Bering Strait                     Pacific Ocean
Berkner Island                    Antarctica
Berlin, East (US Embassy)         German Democratic Republic
Berlin, West (US Mission)         Germany, Federal Republic of
Bern (US Embassy)                 Switzerland
Bessarabia                        Romania; Soviet Union
Bijagos, Arquipelago dos          Guinea-Bissau
Bikini Atoll                      Marshall Islands
Bilbao (US Consulate)             Spain
Bioko                             Equatorial Guinea
Biscay, Bay of                    Atlantic Ocean
Bishop Rock                       United Kingdom
Bismarck Archipelago              Papua New Guinea
Bismarck Sea                      Pacific Ocean
Bissau (US Embassy)               Guinea-Bissau
Bjornoya (Bear Island)            Svalbard
Black Rock                        Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Black Sea                         Atlantic Ocean
Boa Vista                         Cape Verde
Bogota (US Embassy)               Colombia
Bombay (US Consulate General)     India
Bonaire                           Netherlands Antilles
Bonifacio, Strait of              Atlantic Ocean
Bonin Islands                     Japan
Bonn (US Embassy)                 Federal Republic of Germany
Bophuthatswana                    South Africa
Bora-Bora                         French Polynesia
Bordeaux (US Consulate General)   France
Borneo                            Brunei; Indonesia; Malaysia
Bornholm                          Denmark
Bosporus                          Atlantic Ocean
Bothnia, Gulf of                  Atlantic Ocean
Bougainville Island               Papua New Guinea
Bougainville Strait               Pacific Ocean
Bounty Islands                    New Zealand
Brasilia (US Embassy)             Brazil
Brazzaville (US Embassy)          Congo
Bridgetown (US Embassy)           Barbados
Brisbane (US Consulate)           Australia
British East Africa               Kenya
British Guiana                    Guyana
British Honduras                  Belize
British Solomon Islands           Solomon Islands
British Somaliland                Somalia
Brussels (US Embassy, US Mission  Belgium
  to European Communities, US
  Mission to the North Atlantic
  Treaty Organization or USNATO)
Bucharest (US Embassy)            Romania
Budapest (US Embassy)             Hungary
Buenos Aires (US Embassy)         Argentina
Bujumbura (US Embassy)            Burundi

Cabinda                           Angola
Cabot Strait                      Atlantic Ocean
Caicos Islands                    Turks and Caicos Islands
Cairo (US Embassy)                Egypt
Calcutta (US Consulate General)   India
Calgary (US Consulate General)    Canada
California, Gulf of               Pacific Ocean
Campbell Island                   New Zealand
Canal Zone                        Panama
Canary Islands                    Spain
Canberra (US Embassy)             Australia
Cancun (US Consular Agency)       Mexico
Canton (Guangzhou)                China
Canton Island                     Kiribati
Cape Town (US Consulate General)  South Africa
Caracas (US Embassy)              Venezuela
Cargados Carajos Shoals           Mauritius
Caroline Islands                  Micronesia, Federated States of;
                                    Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the
Caribbean Sea                     Atlantic Ocean
Carpentaria, Gulf of              Pacific Ocean
Casablanca (US Consulate General) Morocco
Cato Island                       Australia
Cebu (US Consulate)               Philippines
Celebes                           Indonesia
Celebes Sea                       Pacific Ocean
Celtic Sea                        Atlantic Ocean
Central African Empire            Central African Republic
Ceuta                             Spain
Ceylon                            Sri Lanka
Chafarinas, Islas                 Spain
Chagos Archipelago (Oil Islands)  British Indian Ocean Territory
Channel Islands                   Guernsey; Jersey
Chatham Islands                   New Zealand
Cheju-do                          Korea, South
Cheju Strait                      Pacific Ocean
Chengdu (US Consulate General)    China
Chesterfield Islands              New Caledonia
  (Iles Chesterfield)
Chiang Mai (US Consulate General) Thailand
Chihli, Gulf of (Bo Hai)          Pacific Ocean
China, People's Republic of       China
China, Republic of                Taiwan
Choiseul                          Solomon Islands
Christchurch (US Consular Agency) New Zealand
Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)   Australia
Christmas Island (Pacific Ocean)  Kiribati
  (Kiritimati)
Chukchi Sea                       Arctic Ocean
Ciskei                            South Africa
Ciudad Juarez (US Consulate       Mexico
  General)
Cochabamba (US Consular Agency)   Bolivia
Coco, Isla del                    Costa Rica
Cocos Islands                     Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Colombo (US Embassy)              Sri Lanka
Colon (US Consular Agency)        Panama
Colon, Archipielago de            Ecuador
  (Galapagos Islands)
Commander Islands                 Soviet Union
  (Komandorskiye Ostrova)
Conakry (US Embassy)              Guinea
Congo (Brazzaville)               Congo
Congo (Kinshasa)                  Zaire
Congo (Leopoldville)              Zaire
Con Son Islands                   Vietnam
Cook Strait                       Pacific Ocean
Copenhagen (US Embassy)           Denmark
Coral Sea                         Pacific Ocean
Corn Islands (Islas del Maiz)     Nicaragua
Corsica                           France
Cosmoledo Group                   Seychelles
Cote d'Ivoire                     Ivory Coast
Cotonou (US Embassy)              Benin
Crete                             Greece
Crooked Island Passage            Atlantic Ocean
Crozet Islands (Iles Crozet)      French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Curacao (US Consulate General)    Netherlands Antilles
Cusco (US Consular Agency)        Peru

Dahomey                           Benin
Daito Islands                     Japan
Dakar (US Embassy)                Senegal
Daman (Damao)                     India
Damascus (US Embassy)             Syria
Danger Atoll                      Cook Islands
Danish Straits                    Atlantic Ocean
Danzig (Gdansk)                   Poland
Dao Bach Long Vi                  Vietnam
Dardanelles                       Atlantic Ocean
Dar es Salaam (US Embassy)        Tanzania
Davis Strait                      Atlantic Ocean
Deception Island                  Antarctica
Denmark Strait                    Atlantic Ocean
D'Entrecasteaux Islands           Papua New Guinea
Devon Island                      Canada
Dhahran (US Consulate General)    Saudi Arabia
Dhaka (US Embassy)                Bangladesh
Diego Garcia                      British Indian Ocean Territory
Diego Ramirez                     Chile
Diomede Islands                   Soviet Union (Big Diomede); United States
                                    (Little Diomede)
Diu                               India
Djibouti (US Embassy)             Djibouti
Dodecanese                        Greece
Doha (US Embassy)                 Qatar
Douala (US Consulate General)     Cameroon
Dover, Strait of                  Atlantic Ocean
Drake Passage                     Atlantic Ocean
Dubai (US Consulate General)      United Arab Emirates
Dublin (US Embassy)               Ireland
Durango (US Consular Agency)      Mexico
Durban (US Consulate General)     South Africa
Dusseldorf (US Consulate General) Federal Republic of Germany
Dutch East Indies                 Indonesia
Dutch Guiana                      Suriname

East China Sea                    Pacific Ocean
Easter Island (Isla de Pascua)    Chile
Eastern Channel (East Korea       Pacific Ocean
  Strait or Tsushima Strait)
East Germany                      German Democratic Republic
East Korea Strait (Eastern        Pacific Ocean
  Channel or Tsushima Strait)
East Pakistan                     Bangladesh
East Siberian Sea                 Arctic Ocean
East Timor (Portuguese Timor)     Indonesia
Edinburgh (US Consulate General)  United Kingdom
Elba                              Italy
Ellef Ringnes Island              Canada
Ellesmere Island                  Canada
Ellice Islands                    Tuvalu
Elobey, Islas de                  Equatorial Guinea
Enderbury Island                  Kiribati
Enewetak Atoll (Eniwetok Atoll)   Marshall Islands
England                           United Kingdom
English Channel                   Atlantic Ocean
Eniwetok Atoll                    Marshall Islands
Epirus, Northern                  Albania; Greece
Eritrea                           Ethiopia
Essequibo (claimed by Venezuela)  Guyana
Estonia                           Soviet Union (de facto)
Etorofu                           Soviet Union (de facto)

Farquhar Group                    Seychelles
Fernando de Noronha               Brazil
Fernando Po (Bioko)               Equatorial Guinea
Finland, Gulf of                  Atlantic Ocean
Florence (US Consulate General)   Italy
Florida, Straits of               Atlantic Ocean
Formosa                           Taiwan
Formosa Strait (Taiwan Strait)    Pacific Ocean
Fort-de-France                    Martinique
  (US Consulate General)
Frankfurt am Main                 Federal Republic of Germany
  (US Consulate General)
Franz Josef Land                  Soviet Union
Freetown (US Embassy)             Sierra Leone
French Cameroon                   Cameroon
French Indochina                  Cambodia; Laos; Vietnam
French Guinea                     Guinea
French Sudan                      Mali
French Territory of the Afars     Djibouti
  and Issas (F.T.A.I.)
French Togo                       Togo
Friendly Islands                  Tonga
Fukuoka (US Consulate)            Japan
Funchal (US Consular Agency)      Portugal
Fundy, Bay of                     Atlantic Ocean
Futuna Islands (Hoorn Islands)    Wallis and Futuna

Gaborone (US Embassy)             Botswana
Galapagos Islands (Archipielago   Ecuador
  de Colon)
Galleons Passage                  Atlantic Ocean
Gambier Islands (Iles Gambier)    French Polynesia
Gaspar Strait                     Indian Ocean
Geneva (Branch Office of the US   Switzerland
  Embassy, US Mission to European
  Office of the UN and Other
  International Organizations)
Genoa (US Consulate General)      Italy
George Town (US Consular Agency)  Cayman Islands
Georgetown (US Embassy)           Guyana
Gibraltar, Strait of              Atlantic Ocean
Gilbert Islands                   Kiribati
Goa                               India
Gold Coast                        Ghana
Golan Heights                     Syria
Good Hope, Cape of                South Africa
Goteborg (US Consulate General)   Sweden
Gotland                           Sweden
Gough Island                      St. Helena
Grand Banks                       Atlantic Ocean
Grand Cayman                      Cayman Islands
Grand Turk (US Consular Agency)   Turks and Caicos Islands
Great Australian Bight            Indian Ocean
Great Belt (Store Baelt)          Atlantic Ocean
Great Britain                     United Kingdom
Great Channel                     Indian Ocean
Greater Sunda Islands             Brunei; Indonesia; Malaysia
Green Islands                     Papua New Guinea
Greenland Sea                     Arctic Ocean
Grenadines, Northern              St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Grenadines, Southern              Grenada
Guadalajara                       Mexico
  (US Consulate General)
Guadalcanal                       Solomon Islands
Guadalupe, Isla de                Mexico
Guangzhou (US Consulate General)  China
Guantanamo (US Naval Base)        Cuba
Guatemala (US Embassy)            Guatemala
Gubal, Strait of                  Indian Ocean
Guinea, Gulf of                   Atlantic Ocean
Guayaquil (US Consulate General)  Ecuador

Ha'apai Group                     Tonga
Habomai Islands                   Soviet Union (de facto)
Hague,The (US Embassy)            Netherlands
Haifa (US Consular Agency)        Israel
Hainan Dao                        China
Halifax (US Consulate General)    Canada
Halmahera                         Indonesia
Hamburg (US Consulate General)    Federal Republic of Germany
Hamilton (US Consulate General)   Bermuda
Hanoi                             Vietnam
Harare (US Embassy)               Zimbabwe
Hatay                             Turkey
Havana (US post not maintained,   Cuba
  representation by US Interests
  Section or USINT of the Swiss
  Embassy)
Hawaii                            United States
Heard Island                      Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Helsinki (US Embassy)             Finland
Hermosillo (US Consulate)         Mexico
Hispaniola                        Dominican Republic; Haiti
Hokkaido                          Japan
Holy See, The                     Vatican City
Hong Kong (US Consulate General)  Hong Kong
Honiara (US Consulate)            Solomon Islands
Honshu                            Japan
Hormuz, Strait of                 Indian Ocean
Horn, Cape (Cabo de Hornos)       Chile
Horne, Iles de                    Wallis and Futuna
Horn of Africa                    Ethiopia; Somalia
Hudson Bay                        Arctic Ocean
Hudson Strait                     Arctic Ocean

Inaccessible Island               St. Helena
Indochina                         Cambodia; Laos; Vietnam
Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol)       China
Ionian Islands                    Greece
Ionian Sea                        Atlantic Ocean
Irian Jaya                        Indonesia
Irish Sea                         Atlantic Ocean
Islamabad (US Embassy)            Pakistan
Islas Malvinas                    Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Istanbul (US Consulate General)   Turkey
Italian Somaliland                Somalia
Iwo Jima                          Japan
Izmir (US Consulate General)      Turkey

Jakarta (US Embassy)              Indonesia
Japan, Sea of                     Pacific Ocean
Java                              Indonesia
Java Sea                          Indian Ocean
Jeddah (US Consulate General)     Saudi Arabia
Jerusalem (US Consulate General)  Israel; West Bank
Johannesburg                      South Africa
  (US Consulate General)
Juan de Fuca, Strait of           Pacific Ocean
Juan Fernandez, Isla de           Chile
Juventud, Isla de la              Cuba
  (Isle of Youth)

Kabul (US Embassy now closed)     Afghanistan
Kaduna (US Consulate General)     Nigeria
Kalimantan                        Indonesia
Kamchatka Peninsula               Soviet Union
  (Poluostrov Kamchatka)
Kampala (US Embassy)              Uganda
Kampuchea                         Cambodia
Karachi (US Consulate General)    Pakistan
Kara Sea                          Arctic Ocean
Karimata Strait                   Indian Ocean
Kathmandu (US Embassy)            Nepal
Kattegat                          Atlantic Ocean
Kauai Channel                     Pacific Ocean
Keeling Islands                   Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Kerguelen, Iles                   French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Kermadec Islands                  New Zealand
Khabarovsk                        Soviet Union
Khartoum (US Embassy)             Sudan
Khmer Republic                    Cambodia
Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee Kanal)    Atlantic Ocean
Khuriya Muriya Islands            Oman
  (Kuria Muria Islands)
Khyber Pass                       Pakistan
Kigali (US Embassy)               Rwanda
Kingston (US Embassy)             Jamaica
Kinshasa (US Embassy)             Zaire
Kiritimati (Christmas Island)     Kiribati
Kithira Strait                    Atlantic Ocean
Kodiak Island                     United States
Kola Peninsula                    Soviet Union
  (Kol'skiy Poluostrov)
Kolonia (US Special Office)       Micronesia, Federated States of
Korea Bay                         Pacific Ocean
Korea, Democratic People's        Korea, North
  Republic of
Korea, Republic of                Korea, South
Korea Strait                      Pacific Ocean
Koror (US Special Office)         Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of
Kosovo                            Yugoslavia
Kowloon                           Hong Kong
Krakow (US Consulate)             Poland
Kuala Lumpur (US Embassy)         Malaysia
Kunashiri (Kunashir)              Soviet Union (de facto)
Kuril Islands                     Soviet Union (de facto)
Kuwait (US Embassy)               Kuwait
Kwajalein Atoll                   Marshall Islands
Kyushu                            Japan

Labrador                          Canada
Laccadive Islands                 India
Laccadive Sea                     Indian Ocean
La Coruna (US Consular Agency)    Spain
Lagos (US Embassy)                Nigeria
Lahore (US Consulate General)     Pakistan
Lakshadweep                       India
La Paz (US Embassy)               Bolivia
La Perouse Strait                 Pacific Ocean
Laptev Sea                        Arctic Ocean
Las Palmas (US Consular Agency)   Spain
Latvia                            Soviet Union (de facto)
Lau Group                         Fiji
Leningrad (US Consulate General)  Soviet Union
Lesser Sunda Islands              Indonesia
Leyte                             Philippines
Liancourt Rocks (claimed by Japan)Korea, South
Libreville (US Embassy)           Gabon
Ligurian Sea                      Atlantic Ocean
Lilongwe (US Embassy)             Malawi
Lima (US Embassy)                 Peru
Lincoln Sea                       Arctic Ocean
Line Islands                      Kiribati; Palmyra Atoll
Lisbon (US Embassy)               Portugal
Lithuania                         Soviet Union (de facto)
Lombok Strait                     Indian Ocean
Lome (US Embassy)                 Togo
London (US Embassy)               United Kingdom
Lord Howe Island                  Australia
Louisiade Archipelago             Papua New Guinea
Loyalty Islands                   New Caledonia
  (Iles Loyaute)
Lubumbashi (US Consulate General) Zaire
Lusaka (US Embassy)               Zambia
Luxembourg (US Embassy)           Luxembourg
Luzon                             Philippines
Luzon Strait                      Pacific Ocean
Lyon (US Consulate General)       France

Macao                             Macau
Macedonia                         Bulgaria; Greece; Yugoslavia
Macquarie Island                  Australia
Madeira Islands                   Portugal
Madras (US Consulate General)     India
Madrid (US Embassy)               Spain
Magellan, Strait of               Atlantic Ocean
Mahe Island                       Seychelles
Maiz, Islas del (Corn Islands)    Nicaragua
Majorca (Mallorca)                Spain
Majuro (US Special Office)        Marshall Islands
Makassar Strait                   Pacific Ocean
Malabo (US Embassy)               Equatorial Guinea
Malacca, Strait of                Indian Ocean
Malaga (US Consular Agency)       Spain
Malagasy Republic                 Madagascar
Male (US post not maintained,     Maldives
  representation from Colombo,
  Sri Lanka)
Mallorca (Majorca)                Spain
Malpelo, Isla de                  Colombia
Malta Channel                     Atlantic Ocean
Malvinas, Islas                   Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Managua (US Embassy)              Nicaragua
Manama (US Embassy)               Bahrain
Manaus (US Consular Agency)       Brazil
Manchukuo                         China
Manchuria                         China
Manila (US Embassy)               Philippines
Manipa Strait                     Pacific Ocean
Mannar, Gulf of                   Indian Ocean
Manua Islands                     American Samoa
Maputo (US Embassy)               Mozambique
Maracaibo (US Consulate)          Venezuela
Marcus Island (Minami-tori-shima) Japan
Mariana Islands                   Guam; Northern Mariana Islands
Marion Island                     South Africa
Marmara, Sea of                   Atlantic Ocean
Marquesas Islands                 French Polynesia
  (Iles Marquises)
Marseille (US Consulate General)  France
Martin Vaz, Ilhas                 Brazil
Mas a Tierra                      Chile
  (Robinson Crusoe Island)
Mascarene Islands                 Mauritius; Reunion
Maseru (US Embassy)               Lesotho
Matamoros (US Consulate)          Mexico
Mazatlan (US Consulate)           Mexico
Mbabane (US Embassy)              Swaziland
McDonald Islands                  Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Medan (US Consulate)              Indonesia
Mediterranean Sea                 Atlantic Ocean
Melbourne (US Consulate General)  Australia
Melilla                           Spain
Merida (US Consulate)             Mexico
Messina, Strait of                Atlantic Ocean
Mexico (US Embassy)               Mexico
Mexico, Gulf of                   Atlantic Ocean
Milan (US Consulate General)      Italy
Minami-tori-shima                 Japan
Mindanao                          Philippines
Mindoro Strait                    Pacific Ocean
Minicoy Island                    India
Mogadishu (US Embassy)            Somalia
Mombasa (US Consulate)            Kenya
Mona Passage                      Atlantic Ocean
Monrovia (US Embassy)             Liberia
Montego Bay (US Consular Agency)  Jamaica
Monterrey (US Consulate General)  Mexico
Montevideo (US Embassy)           Uruguay
Montreal (US Consulate General,   Canada
  US Mission to the International
  Civil Aviation Organization
  or ICAO)
Moravian Gate                     Czechoslovakia
Moroni (US Embassy)               Comoros
Mortlock Islands                  Micronesia, Federated States of
Moscow (US Embassy)               Soviet Union
Mozambique Channel                Indian Ocean
Mulege (US Consular Agency)       Mexico
Munich (US Consulate General)     Federal Republic of Germany
Musandam Peninsula                Oman; United Arab Emirates
Muscat (US Embassy)               Oman
Muscat and Oman                   Oman
Myanma, Myanmar                   Burma

Naha (US Consulate General)       Japan
Nairobi (US Embassy)              Kenya
Nampo-shoto                       Japan
Naples (US Consulate General)     Italy
Nassau (US Embassy)               Bahamas, The
Natuna Besar Islands              Indonesia
N'Djamena (US Embassy)            Chad
Netherlands East Indies           Indonesia
Netherlands Guiana                Suriname
Nevis                             St. Kitts and Nevis
New Delhi (US Embassy)            India
Newfoundland                      Canada
New Guinea                        Indonesia; Papua New Guinea
New Hebrides                      Vanuatu
New Siberian Islands              Soviet Union
New Territories                   Hong Kong
New York, New York (US Mission    United States
  to the United Nations or USUN)
Niamey (US Embassy)               Niger
Nice (US Consular Agency)         France
Nicobar Islands                   India
Nicosia (US Embassy)              Cyprus
Nightingale Island                St. Helena
North Atlantic Ocean              Atlantic Ocean
North Channel                     Atlantic Ocean
Northeast Providence Channel      Atlantic Ocean
Northern Epirus                   Albania; Greece
Northern Grenadines               St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Northern Ireland                  United Kingdom
Northern Rhodesia                 Zambia
North Island                      New Zealand
North Korea                       Korea, North
North Pacific Ocean               Pacific Ocean
North Sea                         Atlantic Ocean
North Vietnam                     Vietnam
Northwest Passages                Arctic Ocean
North Yemen                       Yemen Arab Republic
Norwegian Sea                     Atlantic Ocean
Nouakchott (US Embassy)           Mauritania
Novaya Zemlya                     Soviet Union
Nuevo Laredo (US Consulate)       Mexico
Nyasaland                         Malawi

Oahu                              United States
Oaxaca (US Consular Agency)       Mexico
Ocean Island (Banaba)             Kiribati
Ocean Island (Kure Island)        United States
Ogaden                            Ethiopia; Somalia
Oil Islands (Chagos Archipelago)  British Indian Ocean Territory
Okhotsk, Sea of                   Pacific Ocean
Okinawa                           Japan
Oman, Gulf of                     Indian Ocean
Ombai Strait                      Pacific Ocean
Oporto (US Consulate)             Portugal
Oran (US Consulate)               Algeria
oCresund (The Sound)              Atlantic Ocean
Orkney Islands                    United Kingdom
Osaka-Kobe (US Consulate General) Japan
Oslo (US Embassy)                 Norway
Otranto, Strait of                Atlantic Ocean
Ottawa (US Embassy)               Canada
Ouagadougou (US Embassy)          Burkina
Outer Mongolia                    Mongolia

Pagan                             Northern Mariana Islands
Palau                             Pacific Islands, Trust Territory of the
Palawan                           Philippines
Palermo (US Consulate General)    Italy
Palk Strait                       Indian Ocean
Palma de Mallorca                 Spain
  (US Consular Agency)
Pamirs                            China; Soviet Union
Panama (US Embassy)               Panama
Panama Canal                      Panama
Panama, Gulf of                   Pacific Ocean
Paramaribo (US Embassy)           Suriname
Parece Vela                       Japan
Paris (US Embassy, US Mission to  France
  the Organization for Economic
  Cooperation and Development or
  OECD, US Observer Mission at
  the UN Educational, Scientific,
  and Cultural Organization or
  UNESCO)
Pascua, Isla de (Easter Island)   Chile
Pashtunistan                      Afghanistan; Pakistan
Peking (Beijing)                  China
Pemba Island                      Tanzania
Pentland Firth                    Atlantic Ocean
Perim                             Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of
Perouse Strait, La                Pacific Ocean
Persian Gulf                      Indian Ocean
Perth (US Consulate)              Australia
Pescadores                        Taiwan
Peshawar (US Consulate)           Pakistan
Peter I Island                    Antarctica
Philip Island                     Norfolk Island
Philippine Sea                    Pacific Ocean
Phoenix Islands                   Kiribati
Pines, Isle of                    Cuba
  (Isla de la Juventud)
Piura (US Consular Agency)        Peru
Pleasant Island                   Nauru
Ponape (Pohnpei)                  Micronesia
Ponta Delgada (US Consulate)      Portugal
Port-au-Prince (US Embassy)       Haiti
Port Louis (US Embassy)           Mauritius
Port Moresby (US Embassy)         Papua New Guinea
Porto Alegre (US Consulate)       Brazil
Port-of-Spain (US Embassy)        Trinidad and Tobago
Port Said (US Consular Agency)    Egypt
Portuguese Guinea                 Guinea-Bissau
Portuguese Timor (East Timor)     Indonesia
Poznan (US Consulate)             Poland
Prague (US Embassy)               Czechoslovakia
Praia (US Embassy)                Cape Verde
Pretoria (US Embassy)             South Africa
Pribilof Islands                  United States
Prince Edward Island              Canada
Prince Edward Islands             South Africa
Prince Patrick Island             Canada
Principe                          Sao Tome and Principe
Puerto Plata (US Consular Agency) Dominican Republic
Puerto Vallarta                   Mexico
  (US Consular Agency)
Pusan (US Consulate)              South Korea
P'yongyang                        Korea, North

Quebec (US Consulate General)     Canada
Queen Charlotte Islands           Canada
Queen Elizabeth Islands           Canada
Queen Maud Land                   Antarctica
  (claimed by Norway)
Quito (US Embassy)                Ecuador

Rabat (US Embassy)                Morocco
Ralik Chain                       Marshall Islands
Rangoon (US Embassy)              Burma
Ratak Chain                       Marshall Islands
Recife (US Consulate)             Brazil
Redonda                           Antigua and Barbuda
Red Sea                           Indian Ocean
Revillagigedo Island              United States
Revillagigedo Islands             Mexico
Reykjavik (US Embassy)            Iceland
Rhodes                            Greece
Rhodesia                          Zimbabwe
Rhodesia, Northern                Zambia
Rhodesia, Southern                Zimbabwe
Rio de Janeiro                    Brazil
  (US Consulate General)
Rio de Oro                        Western Sahara
Rio Muni                          Equatorial Guinea
Riyadh (US Embassy)               Saudi Arabia
Robinson Crusoe Island            Chile
  (Mas a Tierra)
Rocas, Atol das                   Brazil
Rockall (disputed)                United Kingdom
Rodrigues                         Mauritius
Rome (US Embassy, US Mission to   Italy
  the UN Agencies for Food and
  Agriculture or FODAG)
Roncador Cay                      Colombia
Roosevelt Island                  Antarctica
Ross Dependency                   Antarctica
  (claimed by New Zealand)
Ross Island                       Antarctica
Ross Sea                          Antarctica
Rota                              Northern Mariana Islands
Rotuma                            Fiji
Ryukyu Islands                    Japan

Saba                              Netherlands Antilles
Sabah                             Malaysia
Sable Island                      Canada
Sahel                             Burkina; Cape Verde; Chad; The Gambia;
                                     Guinea-Bissau; Mali; Mauritania; Niger;
                                     Senegal
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)         Vietnam
St. Brandon                       Mauritius
St. Christopher and Nevis         St. Kitts and Nevis
St. George's (US Embassy)         Grenada
St. George's Channel              Atlantic Ocean
St. John's (US Embassy)           Antigua and Barbuda
St. Lawrence, Gulf of             Atlantic Ocean
St. Lawrence Island               United States
St. Lawrence Seaway               Atlantic Ocean
St. Martin                        Guadeloupe
St. Martin (Sint Maarten)         Netherlands Antilles
St. Paul Island                   Canada
St. Paul Island                   United States
St. Paul Island (Ile Saint-Paul)  French Southern and Antarctic Lands
St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks      Brazil
  (Penedos de Sao Pedro e
  Sao Paulo)
St. Vincent Passage               Atlantic Ocean
Saipan                            Northern Mariana Islands
Sakhalin Island (Ostrov Sakhalin) Soviet Union
Sala y Gomez, Isla                Chile
Salisbury (Harare)                Zimbabwe
Salvador de Bahia                 Brazil
  (US Consular Agency)
Salzburg (US Consulate General)   Austria
Sanaa (US Embassy)                Yemen Arab Republic
San Ambrosio                      Chile
San Andres y Providencia,         Colombia
  Archipielago
San Bernardino Strait             Pacific Ocean
San Felix, Isla                   Chile
San Jose (US Embassy)             Costa Rica
San Luis Potosi                   Mexico
  (US Consular Agency)
San Miguel Allende                Mexico
  (US Consular Agency)
San Salvador (US Embassy)         El Salvador
Santa Cruz (US Consular Agency)   Bolivia
Santa Cruz Islands                Solomon Islands
Santiago (US Embassy)             Chile
Santo Domingo (US Embassy)        Dominican Republic
Sao Luis (US Consular Agency)     Brazil
Sao Paulo (US Consulate General)  Brazil
Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo,            Brazil
  Penedos de
Sapporo (US Consulate General)    Japan
Sapudi Strait                     Indian Ocean
Sarawak                           Malaysia
Sardinia                          Italy
Sargasso Sea                      Atlantic Ocean
Sark                              Guernsey
Scotia Sea                        Atlantic Ocean
Scotland                          United Kingdom
Scott Island                      Antarctica
Senyavin Islands                  Micronesia, Federated States of
Seoul (US Embassy)                Korea, South
Serrana Bank                      Colombia
Serranilla Bank                   Colombia
Severnaya Zemlya (Northland)      Soviet Union
Seville (US Consular Agency)      Spain
Shag Island                       Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Shag Rocks                        Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Shanghai (US Consulate General)   China
Shenyang (US Consulate General)   China
Shetland Islands                  United Kingdom
Shikoku                           Japan
Shikotan (Shikotan-to)            Japan
Siam                              Thailand
Sibutu Passage                    Pacific Ocean
Sicily                            Italy
Sicily, Strait of                 Atlantic Ocean
Sikkim                            India
Sinai                             Egypt
Singapore (US Embassy)            Singapore
Singapore Strait                  Pacific Ocean
Sinkiang (Xinjiang)               China
Sint Eustatius                    Netherlands Antilles
Sint Maarten (St. Martin)         Netherlands Antilles
Skagerrak                         Atlantic Ocean
Slovakia                          Czechoslovakia
Society Islands                   French Polynesia
  (Iles de la Societe)
Socotra                           Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of
Sofia (US Embassy)                Bulgaria
Solomon Islands, northern         Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands, southern         Solomon Islands
Soloman Sea                       Pacific Ocean
Songkhla (US Consulate)           Thailand
Sound, The (Oresund)              Atlantic Ocean
South Atlantic Ocean              Atlantic Ocean
South China Sea                   Pacific Ocean
Southern Grenadines               Grenada
Southern Rhodesia                 Zimbabwe
South Georgia                     South Georgia and the South
                                    Sandwich Islands
South Island                      New Zealand
South Korea                       Korea, South
South Orkney Islands              Antarctica
South Pacific Ocean               Pacific Ocean
South Sandwich Islands            South Georgia and the South
                                    Sandwich Islands
South Shetland Islands            Antarctica
South Tyrol                       Italy
South Vietnam                     Vietnam
South-West Africa                 Namibia
South Yemen                       Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of
Spanish Guinea                    Equatorial Guinea
Spanish Sahara                    Western Sahara
Spitsbergen                       Svalbard
Stockholm (US Embassy)            Sweden
Strasbourg (US Consulate General) France
Stuttgart (US Consulate General)  Federal Republic of Germany
Suez, Gulf of                     Indian Ocean
Sulu Archipelago                  Philippines
Sulu Sea                          Pacific Ocean
Sumatra                           Indonesia
Sumba                             Indonesia
Sunda Islands (Soenda Isles)      Indonesia; Malaysia
Sunda Strait                      Indian Ocean
Surabaya (US Consulate)           Indonesia
Surigao Strait                    Pacific Ocean
Surinam                           Suriname
Suva (US Embassy)                 Fiji
Swains Island                     American Samoa
Swan Islands                      Honduras
Sydney (US Consulate General)     Australia

Tahiti                            French Polynesia
Taipei                            Taiwan
Taiwan Strait                     Pacific Ocean
Tampico (US Consular Agency)      Mexico
Tanganyika                        Tanzania
Tangier (US Consulate General)    Morocco
Tarawa                            Kiribati
Tartar Strait                     Pacific Ocean
Tasmania                          Australia
Tasman Sea                        Pacific Ocean
Taymyr Peninsula                  Soviet Union
  (Poluostrov Taymyra)
Tegucigalpa (US Embassy)          Honduras
Tehran (US post not maintained,   Iran
  representation by Swiss Embassy)
Tel Aviv (US Embassy)             Israel
Terre Adelie (Adelie Land)        Antarctica
  (claimed by France)
Thailand, Gulf of                 Pacific Ocean
Thessaloniki                      Greece
  (US Consulate General)
Thurston Island                   Antarctica
Tibet (Xizang)                    China
Tierra del Fuego                  Argentina; Chile
Tijuana (US Consulate General)    Mexico
Timor                             Indonesia
Timor Sea                         Indian Ocean
Tinian                            Northern Mariana Islands
Tiran, Strait of                  Indian Ocean
Tobago                            Trinidad and Tobago
Tokyo (US Embassy)                Japan
Tonkin, Gulf of                   Pacific Ocean
Toronto (US Consulate General)    Canada
Torres Strait                     Pacific Ocean
Trans-Jordan                      Jordan
Transkei                          South Africa
Transylvania                      Romania
Trieste (US Consular Agency)      Italy
Trindade, Ilha de                 Brazil
Tripoli (US post not maintained,  Libya
  representation by Belgian
  Embassy)
Tristan da Cunha Group            St. Helena
Trobriand Islands                 Papua New Guinea
Trucial States                    United Arab Emirates
Truk Islands                      Micronesia
Tsugaru Strait                    Pacific Ocean
Tuamotu Islands (Iles Tuamotu)    French Polynesia
Tubuai Islands (Iles Tubuai)      French Polynesia
Tunis (US Embassy)                Tunisia
Turin (US Consulate)              Italy
Turkish Straits                   Atlantic Ocean
Turks Island Passage              Atlantic Ocean
Tyrol, South                      Italy
Tyrrhenian Sea                    Atlantic Ocean

Udorn (US Consulate)              Thailand
Ulaanbaatar                       Mongolia
Ullung-do                         Korea, South
Unimak Pass (strait)              Pacific Ocean
United Arab Republic              Egypt; Syria
Upper Volta                       Burkina

Vaduz (US post not maintained,    Liechtenstein
  representation from Zurich,
  Switzerland)
Vakhan Corridor                   Afghanistan
  (Wakhan)
Valencia (US Consular Agency)     Spain
Valletta (US Embassy)             Malta
Vancouver (US Consulate General)  Canada
Vancouver Island                  Canada
Van Diemen Strait                 Pacific Ocean
Vatican City (US Embassy)         Vatican City
Velez de la Gomera, Penon de      Spain
Venda                             South Africa
Veracruz (US Consular Agency)     Mexico
Verde Island Passage              Pacific Ocean
Victoria (US Embassy)             Seychelles
Vienna (US Embassy, US Mission    Austria
  to International Organizations
  in Vienna or UNVIE)
Vientiane (US Embassy)            Laos
Volcano Islands                   Japan
Vostok Island                     Kiribati
Vrangelya, Ostrov                 Soviet Union
  (Wrangel Island)

Wakhan Corridor                   Afghanistan
  (now Vakhan Corridor)
Wales                             United Kingdom
Walvis Bay                        South Africa
Warsaw (US Embassy)               Poland
Washington, DC (The Permanent     United States
  Mission of the USA to the
  Organization of American
  States or OAS)
Weddell Sea                       Atlantic Ocean
Wellington (US Embassy)           New Zealand
Western Channel                   Pacific Ocean
  (West Korea Strait)
West Germany                      Germany, Federal Republic of
West Korea Strait                 Pacific Ocean
  (Western Channel)
West Pakistan                     Pakistan
Wetar Strait                      Pacific Ocean
White Sea                         Arctic Ocean
Windhoek                          Namibia
Windward Passage                  Atlantic Ocean
Winnipeg (US Consular Agency)     Canada
Wrangel Island (Ostrov Vrangelya) Soviet Union

Yaounde (US Embassy)              Cameroon
Yap Islands                       Micronesia
Yellow Sea                        Pacific Ocean
Yemen (Aden)                      Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of
Yemen, North                      Yemen Arab Republic
Yemen (Sanaa)                     Yemen Arab Republic
Yemen, South                      Yemen, People's Democratic Republic of
Youth, Isle of                    Cuba
  (Isla de la Juventud)
Yucatan Channel                   Atlantic Ocean

Zagreb (US Consulate General)     Yugoslavia
Zanzibar                          Tanzania
Zurich (US Consulate General)     Switzerland
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