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Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m
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[90th of 119]
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Ports and harbors
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Diego Garcia |
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DEFINITION: The major ports and harbors selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. This is determined by evaluating a number of factors (e.g., dollar value of goods handled, gross tonnage, facilities, and military significance). |
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Archipelago and its former inhabitants, who reside chiefly in Mauritius, but in 2001 were granted UK citizenship and the right to repatriation since eviction in 1965; the UK resists the Chagossians' demand for an immediate return to the islands; repatriation is complicated by the exclusive US military lease of Diego Garcia that restricted access to the largest island in the chain |
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DEFINITION: Lists border, territory and resource disputes by country. |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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