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over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (1997 est.) Airports-with unpaved runways: total: 10 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 3 (1997 est.) @Hungary:Military Military branches: Ground Forces, Air Force, Border Guard Military manpower-military age: 18 years of age Military manpower-availability: males age 15-49: 2,618,416 (1998 est.) Military manpower-fit for military service: males: 2,087,877 (1998 est.) Military manpower-reaching military age annually: males: 74,254 (1998 est.) Military expenditures-dollar figure: $550 million (1996) Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 1.5% (1996) @Hungary:Transnational Issues Disputes-international: Gabcikovo Dam dispute with Slovakia (to be resolved March 1998) Illicit drugs: major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and cannabis and transit point for South American cocaine destined for Western Europe; limited producer of precursor chemicals, particularly for amphetamines and methamphetamines ______________________________________________________________________ ICELAND @Iceland:Geography Location: Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK Geographic coordinates: 65 00 N, 18 00 W Map references: Arctic Region Area: total: 103,000 sq km land: 100,250 sq km water: 2,750 sq km Area-comparative: slightly smaller than Kentucky Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 4,988 km Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers Terrain: mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Hvannadalshnukur 2,119 m Natural resources: fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 23% forests and woodland: 1% other: 76% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: earthquakes and volcanic activity Environment-current issues: water pollution from fertilizer runoff; inadequate wastewater treatment Environment-international agreements: party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification
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