total:
118
usable:
105
with permanent-surface runways:
76
with runways over 3,659 m:
10
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
51
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
17
Telecommunications:
reconstitution of damaged telecommunication facilities began after
Desert Storm, most damaged facilities have been rebuilt; the network
consists of coaxial cables and microwave radio relay links; 632,000
telephones; broadcast stations - 16 AM, 1 FM, 13 TV; satellite earth
stations - 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT, 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT, 1
Atlantic Ocean GORIZONT in the Intersputnik system and 1 ARABSAT;
coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and
Turkey, Kuwait line is probably non-operational

@Iraq, Defense Forces

Branches:
Army and Republican Guard, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, Border
Guard Force, Internal Security Forces
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 4,428,193; fit for military service 2,487,319; reach
military age (18) annually 219,641 (1994 est.)
Defense expenditures:
$NA, NA% of GNP

@Ireland, Geography

Location:
Western Europe, in the North Atlantic Ocean, across the Irish Sea from
Great Britain
Map references:
Europe, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
70,280 sq km
land area:
68,890 sq km
comparative area:
slightly larger than West Virginia
Land boundaries:
total 360 km, UK 360 km
Coastline:
1,448 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf:
not specified
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
Northern Ireland question with the UK; Rockall continental shelf
dispute involving Denmark, Iceland, and the UK (Ireland and the UK
have signed a boundary agreement in the Rockall area)
Climate:
temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters,
cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time
Terrain:
mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and
low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast
Natural resources:
zinc, lead, natural gas, petroleum, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone,
dolomite, peat, silver
Land use:
arable land:
14%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
71%
forest and woodland:
5%
other:
10%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
water pollution, especially of lakes, from agricultural runoff
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements: