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(2003) Highways: total: 65,877 km paved: 49,935 km (including 1,192 km of expressways) unpaved: 15,942 km (1999) Waterways: 7,200 km note: Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km, Sabah 1,500 km, Sarawak 2,500 km (2004) Pipelines: condensate 279 km; gas 5,047 km; oil 1,841 km; refined products 114 km (2004) Ports and harbors: Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan, Kuching, Kudat, Labuan, Lahad Datu, Lumut, Miri, Pasir Gudang, George Town (Penang), Port Dickson, Port Kelang, Sandakan, Sibu, Tanjung Berhala, Tanjung Kidurong, Tawau Merchant marine: total: 360 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,389,397 GRT/7,539,178 DWT foreign-owned: China 1, Germany 2, Hong Kong 8, Indonesia 2, Japan 2, South Korea 1, Liberia 1, Monaco 1, Norway 1, Philippines 2, Singapore 81, Vietnam 1 registered in other countries: 75 (2004 est.) by type: bulk 59, cargo 100, chemical tanker 38, container 66, liquefied gas 25, livestock carrier 1, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 56, roll on/roll off 5, vehicle carrier 8 Airports: 117 (2003 est.) Airports - with paved runways: total: 38 over 3,047 m: 5 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 914 to 1,523 m: 9 under 914 m: 7 (2004 est.) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 10 Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 79 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 6 under 914 m: 72 (2004 est.) Heliports: 1 (2003 est.) Military Malaysia Military branches: Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Royal Malaysian Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts Military manpower - military age and obligation: 18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001) Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 6,193,587 (2004 est.) Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 3,746,960 (2004 est.) Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 223,466 (2004 est.) Military expenditures - dollar figure: $1.69 billion (FY00 est.) Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 2.03% (FY00) Transnational Issues Malaysia Disputes - international: involved in complex dispute with China, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam and possibly Brunei over the Spratly Islands; the 2002 "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea" has eased tensions but falls short of a legally binding "code of conduct" desired by several of the disputants; disputes over deliveries of fresh water to Singapore, Si
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