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Pipelines: crude oil 1,343 km; natural gas 330 km

Ports: Bassein, Bhamo, Chauk, Mandalay, Moulmein, Myitkyina, Rangoon,
Sittwe, Tavoy

Merchant marine:
total: 49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 638,297 GRT/884,492 DWT
ships by type: bulk 19, cargo 15, chemical tanker 1, container 2, oil
tanker 3, passenger-cargo 3, refrigerated cargo 4, vehicle carrier 2

Airports:
total: 80
with paved runways over 3,047 m: 2
with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 11
with paved runways under 914 m: 33
with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 5
with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 17

@Burma:Communications

Telephone system: 53,000 telephones (1986); meets minimum requirements
for local and intercity service for business and government;
international service is good
local: NA
intercity: NA
international: 1 INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth station

Radio:
broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1985)
radios: NA
note: radiobroadcast coverage is limited to the most populous areas

Television:
broadcast stations: 1 (1985)
televisions: NA

@Burma:Defense Forces

Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 11,553,094; females age 15-49
11,463,189; males fit for military service 6,180,091; females fit for
military service 6,116,421; males reach military age (18) annually
457,445 (1995 est.); females reach military age (18) annually 441,628
(1995 est.)
note: both sexes liable for military service

Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP

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BURUNDI

@Burundi:Geography

Location: Central Africa, east of Zaire

Map references: Africa

Area:
total area: 27,830 sq km
land area: 25,650 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than Maryland

Land boundaries: total 974 km, Rwanda 290 km, Tanzania 451 km, Zaire
233 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: none; landlocked

International disputes: none

Climate: temperate; warm; occasional frost in uplands; dry season from
June to September

Terrain: hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some
plains

Natural resources: nickel, uranium, rare earth oxide, peat, cobalt,
copper, platinum (not yet exploited), vanadium

Land use:
arable land: 43%
permanent crops: 8%
meadows and pastures: 35%
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