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s 1,433 km; refined products 827 km (2004) Ports and harbors: Chinhae, Inch'on, Kunsan, Masan, Mokp'o, P'ohang, Pusan, Tonghae-hang, Ulsan, Yosu Merchant marine: total: 535 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,978,949 GRT/9,761,699 DWT registered in other countries: 442 (2004 est.) foreign-owned: Bahrain 1, China 1, Gibraltar 1, Honduras 1, Indonesia 1, Japan 3, Malaysia 1, Panama 1, Philippines 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, United Kingdom 1, United States 1 by type: bulk 97, cargo 174, chemical tanker 61, combination bulk 10, container 60, liquefied gas 19, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 73, refrigerated cargo 20, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea/passenger 2, specialized tanker 6, vehicle carrier 3 Airports: 102 (2003 est.) Airports - with paved runways: total: 88 over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 21 914 to 1,523 m: 12 under 914 m: 38 (2004 est.) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 14 Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 91 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 88 (2004 est.) Heliports: 206 (2003 est.) Military Korea, South Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (Coast Guard) Military manpower - military age and obligation: 20-30 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 24-28 months, depending on the military branch involved; 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2004) Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 14,233,895 (2004 est.) Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 8,966,241 (2004 est.) Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 341,697 (2004 est.) Military expenditures - dollar figure: $14.522 billion (FY03) Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 2.7% (FY03) Transnational Issues Korea, South Disputes - international: Military Demarcation Line within the 4-km wide Demilitarized Zone has separated North from South Korea since 1953; periodic maritime disputes with North Korea over the Northern Limit Line; unresolved dispute with Japan over Liancourt Rocks (Tok-do/Take-shima) and occasional protests over fishing rights in grounds also claimed by Japan This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005 ====================================================================== @Kuwait Introduction Kuwait Background: Britain oversaw foreign relations and
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