chant marine:

total: 45
by type: bulk carrier 6, cargo 3, chemical tanker 15, container 4,
liquefied gas 1, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3,
roll on/roll off 9
foreign-owned: 44 (Belgium 7, Denmark 1, France 17, Germany 5,
Netherlands 2, UK 8, US 4)
registered in other countries: 1 (Ukraine 1) (2008)

Ports and terminals:

Mertert

Military
Luxembourg

Military branches:

Army (2007)

Military service age and obligation:

17-25 years of age for male and female voluntary military service;
soldiers under 18 are not deployed into combat or with peacekeeping
missions; no conscription; Luxembourg citizen or EU citizen with
3-year residence in Luxembourg (2008)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 116,305
females age 16-49: 114,566 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 95,152
females age 16-49: 93,792 (2008 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 3,066
female: 2,909 (2008 est.)

Military expenditures:

0.9% of GDP (2005 est.)

Transnational Issues
Luxembourg

Disputes - international:

none

This page was last updated on 18 December, 2008

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@Macau

Introduction
Macau

Background:

Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first
European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed
by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau
Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 20 December 1999. In
this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two
systems" formula, China's socialist economic system would not be
practiced in Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a high degree of
autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the
next 50 years.

Geography
Macau

Location:

Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China

Geographic coordinates:

22 10 N, 113 33 E

Map references:

Southeast Asia

Area:

total: 28.2 sq km
land: 28.2 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative:

less than one-sixth the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

total: 0.34 km
regional border: China 0.34 km

Coastline:

41 km

Maritime claims:

not specified

Climate:

subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers

Terrain:

generally flat

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