ing 7,657,749 GRT/13,181,496
DWT
ships by type: bulk 116, cargo 29, chemical tanker 2, combination bulk
2, combination ore/oil 6, container 28, liquefied gas tanker 5, oil
tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 7, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle
carrier 3
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes 15 countries among
which are UK with 53 ships, China 15, Bermuda 7, Japan 6, Belgium 3,
Germany 3, Greece 3, Canada 2, Netherlands 2, Singapore 2

Airports:
total: 3
with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 2

@Hong Kong:Communications

Telephone system: 3,000,000 telephones; modern facilities provide
excellent domestic and international services
local: NA
intercity: microwave transmission links and extensive optical fiber
transmission network
international: 3 INTELSAT (1 Pacific Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) earth
stations; coaxial cable to Guangzhou, China; links to 5 international
submarine cables providing access to ASEAN member nations, Japan,
Taiwan, Australia, Middle East, and Western Europe

Radio:
broadcast stations: AM 6, FM 6, shortwave 0
radios: 2.5 million

Television:
broadcast stations: 4 (British Broadcasting Corporation repeater 1;
British Forces Broadcasting Service repeater 1)
televisions: 1.312 million (1,224,000 color TV sets)

@Hong Kong:Defense Forces

Branches: Headquarters of British Forces, Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air
Force, Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force, Royal Hong Kong Police
Force

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,634,559; males fit for
military service 1,245,905; males reach military age (18) annually
40,996 (1995 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $207 million, 0.2% of
GDP (FY92/93); this represents 65% of the total cost of defending the
colony, the remainder being paid by the UK

Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK

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HOWLAND ISLAND

(territory of the US)

@Howland Island:Geography

Location: Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half
of the way from Hawaii to Australia

Map references: Oceania

Area:
total area: 1.6 sq km
land area: 1.6 sq km
comparative area: about 2.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington,
DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 6.4 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: n