10,134,002 DWT

ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 131, cargo 395, chemical
tanker 29, combination bulk 12, combination ore/oil 1, container 46,
liquefied gas 7, livestock carrier 3, multi-functional large-load
carrier 4, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 56, refrigerated cargo 42,
roll on/roll off 49, short-sea passenger 11, specialized tanker 10,
vehicle carrier 1

note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag
of convenience: China 4, Ireland 1, France 1, Greece 3, Hong Kong 1,
Croatia 10, India 1, Japan 2, Monaco 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 2,
Netherlands Antilles 1, Pakistan 1, Russia 1, Slovenia 5, UAE 1
(2000 est.)

Airports: 6 (2000 est.)

Airports - with paved runways: total: 5

914 to 1,523 m: 3

under 914 m: 2 (2000 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 1

under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Military

Military branches: Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police
Force (includes Special Service Unit), Coast Guard

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $NA

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: NA%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Transnational Issues

Disputes - international: none

Illicit drugs: transshipment point for South American drugs destined
for the US and Europe

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@Samoa

Samoa Introduction

Background: New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western
Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to
administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory
until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to
reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped
the "Western" from its name in 1997.

Samoa Geography

Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand

Geographic coordinates: 13 35 S, 172 20 W

Map references: Oceania

Area: total: 2,860 sq km

land: 2,850 sq km

water: 10 sq km

Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Rhode Island

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 403 km

Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

territorial sea: 12 NM

Climate: tropical; rainy season (October to March), dry season (May
to October)

Terrain: narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains
in interior

Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocea