Zaar
         n 1: a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria [syn: {Zaar},
               {Sayanci}]

English Dictionary: Zr	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zaire n the basic unit of money in Zaire a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960 Synonym(s): Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zaire, Belgian Congo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zaria n a city in north central Nigeria; agricultural trading center
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zero adj indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; "a zero score" Synonym(s): zero, 0 having no measurable or otherwise determinable value; "the goal is zero population growth" indicating an initial point or origin of or relating to the null set (a set with no members) n a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it" Synonym(s): nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number Synonym(s): zero, 0, nought, cipher, cypher the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured Synonym(s): zero, zero point the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing v adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun); "He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards" Synonym(s): zero, zero in
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zori n a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes Synonym(s): pusher, zori
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zr n a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling titanium; it is used in nuclear reactors as a neutron absorber; it occurs in baddeleyite but is obtained chiefly from zircon Synonym(s): zirconium, Zr, atomic number 40
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zero \Ze"ro\, n.; pl. {Zeros}or {Zeroes}. [F. z[82]ro, from Ar.       [cced]afrun, [cced]ifrun, empty, a cipher. Cf. {Cipher}.]       1. (Arith.) A cipher; nothing; naught.          2. The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a             thermometer, commences.          Note: Zero in the Centigrade, or Celsius thermometer, and in                the R[82]aumur thermometer, is at the point at which                water congeals. The zero of the Fahrenheit thermometer                is fixed at the point at which the mercury stands when                immersed in a mixture of snow and common salt. In                Wedgwood's pyrometer, the zero corresponds with                1077[f8] on the Fahrenheit scale. See Illust. of                {Thermometer}.          3. Fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his             patience had nearly reached zero.          {Absolute zero}. See under {Absolute}.          {Zero method} (Physics), a method of comparing, or measuring,             forces, electric currents, etc., by so opposing them that             the pointer of an indicating apparatus, or the needle of a             galvanometer, remains at, or is brought to, zero, as             contrasted with methods in which the deflection is             observed directly; -- called also {null method}.          {Zero point}, the point indicating zero, or the commencement             of a scale or reckoning.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Zoar, OH (village, FIPS 88168)       Location: 40.61397 N, 81.42432 W       Population (1990): 177 (74 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
zero vt.   1. To set to 0.   Usually said of small pieces of    data, such as bits or words (esp. in the construction `zero out').    2. To erase; to discard all data from.   Said of disks and    directories, where `zeroing' need not involve actually writing    zeroes throughout the area being zeroed.   One may speak of something    being `logically zeroed' rather than being `physically zeroed'.   See    {scribble}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ZERO          An {object oriented} extension of {Z}.          ["Object Orientation in Z", S. Stepney et al eds, Springer       1992].          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-03-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
zero          1. 0, {ASCI} character 48.   Numeric zero, as       opposed to the letter "O" (the 15th letter of the English       alphabet).   In their unmodified forms they look a lot alike,       and various {kluges} invented to make them visually distinct       have compounded the confusion.          If your zero is centre-dotted and letter-O is not, or if       letter-O looks almost rectangular but zero looks more like an       American football stood on end (or the reverse), you're       probably looking at a modern character display (though the       dotted zero seems to have originated as an option on {IBM       3270} controllers).   If your zero is slashed but letter-O is       not, you're probably looking at an old-style {ASCII} graphic       set descended from the default typewheel on the venerable       {ASR-33} {Teletype} (Scandinavians, for whom slashed-O is a       letter, curse this arrangement).          If letter-O has a slash across it and the zero does not, your       display is tuned for a very old convention used at {IBM} and a       few other early mainframe makers (Scandinavians curse *this*       arrangement even more, because it means two of their letters       collide).   Some {Burroughs}/{Unisys} equipment displays a zero       with a *reversed* slash.   And yet another convention common on       early {line printers} left zero unornamented but added a tail       or hook to the letter-O so that it resembled an inverted Q or       cursive capital letter-O.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-01-24)          2. To set to zero.   Usually said of small pieces of data, such       as bits or words (especially in the construction "zero out").          3. To erase; to discard all data from.   Said of disks and       directories, where "zeroing" need not involve actually writing       zeroes throughout the area being zeroed.   One may speak of       something being "logically zeroed" rather than being       "physically zeroed".          See {scribble}.          (1999-02-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ZERO          An {object oriented} extension of {Z}.          ["Object Orientation in Z", S. Stepney et al eds, Springer       1992].          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-03-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
zero          1. 0, {ASCI} character 48.   Numeric zero, as       opposed to the letter "O" (the 15th letter of the English       alphabet).   In their unmodified forms they look a lot alike,       and various {kluges} invented to make them visually distinct       have compounded the confusion.          If your zero is centre-dotted and letter-O is not, or if       letter-O looks almost rectangular but zero looks more like an       American football stood on end (or the reverse), you're       probably looking at a modern character display (though the       dotted zero seems to have originated as an option on {IBM       3270} controllers).   If your zero is slashed but letter-O is       not, you're probably looking at an old-style {ASCII} graphic       set descended from the default typewheel on the venerable       {ASR-33} {Teletype} (Scandinavians, for whom slashed-O is a       letter, curse this arrangement).          If letter-O has a slash across it and the zero does not, your       display is tuned for a very old convention used at {IBM} and a       few other early mainframe makers (Scandinavians curse *this*       arrangement even more, because it means two of their letters       collide).   Some {Burroughs}/{Unisys} equipment displays a zero       with a *reversed* slash.   And yet another convention common on       early {line printers} left zero unornamented but added a tail       or hook to the letter-O so that it resembled an inverted Q or       cursive capital letter-O.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-01-24)          2. To set to zero.   Usually said of small pieces of data, such       as bits or words (especially in the construction "zero out").          3. To erase; to discard all data from.   Said of disks and       directories, where "zeroing" need not involve actually writing       zeroes throughout the area being zeroed.   One may speak of       something being "logically zeroed" rather than being       "physically zeroed".          See {scribble}.          (1999-02-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
zr          The old {country code} for Zaire.          "{cd}" is now used instead, since Zaire changed its name to       the Democratic Republic of the Congo.          (1999-01-27)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Zair       little, a place probably east of the Dead Sea, where Joram       discomfited the host of Edom who had revolted from him (2 Kings       8:21).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Zerah       sunrise. (1.) An "Ethiopian," probably Osorkon II., the       successor of Shishak on the throne of Egypt. With an enormous       army, the largest we read of in Scripture, he invaded the       kingdom of Judah in the days of Asa (2 Chr. 14:9-15). He reached       Zephathah, and there encountered the army of Asa. This is the       only instance "in all the annals of Judah of a victorious       encounter in the field with a first-class heathen power in full       force." The Egyptian host was utterly routed, and the Hebrews       gathered "exceeding much spoil." Three hundred years elapsed       before another Egyptian army, that of Necho (B.C. 609), came up       against Jerusalem.                (2.) A son of Tamar (Gen. 38:30); called also Zara (Matt.       1:3).                (3.) A Gershonite Levite (1 Chr. 6:21, 41).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Zeruah       stricken, mother of Jeroboam, the first king of the ten tribes       (1 Kings 11:26).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Zeruiah       stricken of the Lord, David's sister, and the mother of Abishai,       Joab, and Asahel (1 Chr. 2:16), who were the three leading       heroes of David's army, and being his nephews, they were       admitted to the closest companionship with him.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Zior       littleness, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:54); the       modern Si'air, 4 1/2 miles north-north-east of Hebron.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Zoar       small, a town on the east or south-east of the Dead Sea, to       which Lot and his daughters fled from Sodom (Gen. 19:22, 23). It       was originally called Bela (14:2, 8). It is referred to by the       prophets Isaiah (15:5) and Jeremiah (48:34). Its ruins are still       seen at the opening of the ravine of Kerak, the Kir-Moab       referred to in 2 Kings 3, the modern Tell esh-Shaghur.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Zohar       brightness. (1.) The father of Ephron the Hittite (Gen. 23:8).                (2.) One of the sons of Simeon (Gen. 46:10; Ex. 6:15).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Zorah       place of wasps, a town in the low country of Judah, afterwards       given to Dan (Josh. 19:41; Judg. 18:2), probably the same as       Zoreah (Josh. 15:33). This was Samson's birthplace (Judg. 13:2,       25), and near it he found a grave (16:31). It was situated on       the crest of a hill overlooking the valley of Sorek, and was       fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:10). It has been identified       with Sur'ah, in the Wady Surar, 8 miles west of Jerusalem. It is       noticed on monuments in the fifteenth century B.C. as attacked       by the Abiri or Hebrews.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Zur       rock. (1.) One of the five Midianite kings whom the Israelites       defeated and put to death (Num. 31:8).                (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:30).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zair, little; afflicted; in tribulation
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zarah, east; brightness
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zareah, leprosy; hornet
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zer, perplexity
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zerah, same as Zarah
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zerahiah, the Lord rising; brightness of the Lord
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zeruah, leprous; wasp; hornet
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zeruiah, pain or tribulation of the Lord
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zior, ship of him that watches
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zoar, little; small
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zohar, white; bright; dryness
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zorah, leprosy; scab; hornet
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zuar, same as Zoar
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Zur, stone; rock; that besieges
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Zaire       Zaire:Geography       Location: Central Africa, northeast of Angola       Map references: Africa       Area:    total area: 2,345,410 sq km    land area: 2,267,600 sq km    comparative area: slightly more than one-quarter the size of US       Land boundaries: total 10,271 km, Angola 2,511 km, Burundi 233 km,    Central African Republic 1,577 km, Congo 2,410 km, Rwanda 217 km,    Sudan 628 km, Uganda 765 km, Zambia 1,930 km       Coastline: 37 km       Maritime claims:    exclusive economic zone: boundaries with neighbors    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: Tanzania-Zaire-Zambia tripoint in Lake    Tanganyika may no longer be indefinite since it is reported that the    indefinite section of the Zaire-Zambia boundary has been settled; long    section with Congo along the Congo River is indefinite (no division of    the river or its islands has been made)       Climate: tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and    drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands;    north of Equator - wet season April to October, dry season December to    February; south of Equator - wet season November to March, dry season    April to October       Terrain: vast central basin is a low-lying plateau; mountains in east       Natural resources: cobalt, copper, cadmium, petroleum, industrial and    gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium,    radium, bauxite, iron ore, coal, hydropower potential       Land use:    arable land: 3%    permanent crops: 0%    meadows and pastures: 4%    forest and woodland: 78%    other: 15%       Irrigated land: 100 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: poaching threatens wildlife populations; water    pollution; deforestation; 1.2 million Rwandan refugees are responsible    for significant deforestation, soil erosion, and wildlife poaching in    eastern Zaire    natural hazards: periodic droughts in south; volcanic activity    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,    Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping,    Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83; signed,    but not ratified - Desertification, Environmental Modification       Note: straddles Equator; very narrow strip of land that controls the    lower Congo River and is only outlet to South Atlantic Ocean; dense    tropical rain forest in central river basin and eastern highlands       Zaire:People       Population: 44,060,636 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 48% (female 10,522,368; male 10,527,451)    15-64 years: 50% (female 11,211,353; male 10,630,118)    65 years and over: 2% (female 647,307; male 522,039) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 3.18% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 48.33 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 16.57 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)    note: in 1994, more than one million refugees fled into Zaire to    escape the fighting between the Hutus and the Tutsis in Rwanda and    Burundi; a small number of these are returning to their homes in 1995    despite fear of the ongoing violence; additionally, Zaire is host to    105,000 Angolan, more than 250,000 Burundian and 100,000 Sudanese    refugees; repatriation of Angolan refugees was suspended in May 1994    because of the recurrence of fighting in Angola; if present peace    accords hold, repatriation of Angolans may recommence       Infant mortality rate: 108.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 47.54 years    male: 45.68 years    female: 49.46 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 6.7 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Zairian(s)    adjective: Zairian       Ethnic divisions: over 200 African ethnic groups, the majority are    Bantu; four largest tribes - Mongo, Luba, Kongo (all Bantu), and the    Mangbetu-Azande (Hamitic) make up about 45% of the population       Religions: Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim    10%, other syncretic sects and traditional beliefs 10%       Languages: French, Lingala, Swahili, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)    total population: 72%    male: 84%    female: 61%       Labor force: 15 million (25% of the labor force comprises wage    earners)    by occupation: agriculture 75%, industry 13%, services 12% (1985)       Zaire:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Zaire    conventional short form: Zaire    local long form: Republique du Zaire    local short form: Zaire    former: Belgian Congo Congo/Leopoldville Congo/Kinshasa       Digraph: CG       Type: republic with a strong presidential system       Capital: Kinshasa       Administrative divisions: 10 regions (regions, singular - region) and    1 town* (ville); Bandundu, Bas-Zaire, Equateur, Haut-Zaire,    Kasai-Occidental, Kasai-Oriental, Kinshasa*, Maniema, Nord-Kivu,    Shaba, Sud-Kivu       Independence: 30 June 1960 (from Belgium)       National holiday: Anniversary of the Regime (Second Republic), 24    November (1965)       Constitution: 24 June 1967, amended August 1974, revised 15 February    1978; amended April 1990; new transitional constitution promulgated in    April 1994       Legal system: based on Belgian civil law system and tribal law; has    not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Marshal MOBUTU Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa Za    Banga (since 24 November 1965) election last held 29 July 1984 (next    to be held by 9 July 1995); results - President MOBUTU was reelected    without opposition    head of government: Prime Minister Leon KENGO wa Dondo (since 14 June    1994)    cabinet: National Executive Council; appointed by mutual agreement of    the president and the prime minister       Legislative branch: unicameral    parliament: a single body consisting of the High Council of the    Republic and the Parliament of the Transition with membership equally    divided between presidential supporters and opponents       Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme)       Political parties and leaders: sole legal party until January 1991 -    Popular Movement of the Revolution (MPR); other parties include Union    for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), Etienne TSHISEKEDI wa    Mulumba; Democratic Social Christian Party (PDSC); Union of    Federalists and Independent Republicans (UFERI); Unified Lumumbast    Party (PALU), Antoine GIZENGA; Union of Independent Democrats (UDI),    Leon KENGO wa Dondo       Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEEAC, CEPGL, ECA, FAO, G-19, G-24,    G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,    IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, PCA, UN, UNCTAD,    UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador TATANENE Manata    chancery: 1800 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009    telephone: [1] (202) 234-7690, 7691       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires John M. YATES    embassy: 310 Avenue des Aviateurs, Kinshasa    mailing address: Unit 31550, Kinshasha; APO AE 09828    telephone: [243] (12) 21532, 21628    FAX: [243] (12) 21534 ext. 2308, 21535 ext. 2308; (88) 43805, 43467       Flag: light green with a yellow disk in the center bearing a black arm    holding a red flaming torch; the flames of the torch are blowing away    from the hoist side; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia       Economy       Overview: Zaire's economy has continued to disintegrate although Prime    Minister KENGO has had some success in slowing the rate of economic    decline. While meaningful economic figures are difficult to come by,    Zaire's hyperinflation, chronic large government deficits, and    plunging mineral production have made the country one of the world's    poorest. Most formal transactions are conducted in hard currency as    indigenous bank notes have lost almost all value, and a barter economy    now flourishes in all but the largest cities. Most individuals and    families hang on grimly through subsistence farming and petty trade.    The government has not been able to meet its financial obligations to    the International Monetary Fund or put in place the financial measures    advocated by the IMF. Although short-term prospects for improvement    are dim, improved political stability would boost Zaire's long-term    potential to effectively exploit its vast wealth of mineral and    agricultural resources.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $18.8 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 4% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $440 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 40% per month (1993 est.)       Unemployment rate: NA%       Budget:    revenues: $NA    expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA       Exports: $362 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)    commodities: copper, coffee, diamonds, cobalt, crude oil    partners: US, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, UK, Japan, South Africa       Imports: $356 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)    commodities: consumer goods, foodstuffs, mining and other machinery,    transport equipment, fuels    partners: South Africa, US, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK       External debt: $9.2 billion (May 1992 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate -20% (1993); accounts for 16% of    GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 2,830,000 kW    production: 6.2 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 133 kWh (1993)       Industries: mining, mineral processing, consumer products (including    textiles, footwear, cigarettes, processed foods and beverages),    cement, diamonds       Agriculture: cash crops - coffee, palm oil, rubber, quinine; food    crops - cassava, bananas, root crops, corn       Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis, mostly for domestic    consumption       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $1.1 billion;    Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments    (1970-89), $6.9 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $35 million;    Communist countries (1970-89), $263 million    note: except for humanitarian aid to private organizations, no US    assistance has been given to Zaire since 1992       Currency: 1 zaire (Z) = 100 makuta       Exchange rates: new zaires (Z) per US$1 - 3,275.71 (December 1994),    1,194.12 (1994), 2.51 (1993); zaire (Z) per US$1 - 645,549 (1992),    15,587 (1991), 719 (1990)    note: on 22 October 1993 the new zaire, equal to 3,000,000 old zaires,    was introduced       Fiscal year: calendar year       Zaire:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 5,138 km; note - severely reduced trackage in use because of    civil strife    narrow gauge: 3,987 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified); 125 km    1.000-m gauge; 1,026 km 0.600-m gauge       Highways:    total: 146,500 km    paved: 2,800 km    unpaved: gravel, improved earth 46,200 km; unimproved earth 97,500 km       Inland waterways: 15,000 km including the Congo, its tributaries, and    unconnected lakes       Pipelines: petroleum products 390 km       Ports: Banana, Boma, Bukavu, Bumba, Goma, Kalemie, Kindu, Kinshasa,    Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka       Merchant marine: none       Airports:    total: 270    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 4    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 15    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 2    with paved runways under 914 m: 97    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 22    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 127       Zaire:Communications       Telephone system: NA telephones    local: NA    intercity: NA barely adequate wire and microwave service in and    between urban areas; 14 domestic earth stations    international: 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 10, FM 4, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 18    televisions: NA       Zaire:Defense Forces       Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, National Gendarmerie, paramilitary    Civil Guard, Special Presidential Division       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 9,479,245; males fit for    military service 4,828,367 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $46 million, 1.5% of    GDP (1990)