government requirements and virtually nonexistent for general public
local: NA
intercity: NA
international: international service limited to Vietnam and other
adjacent countries
Radio:
broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
radios: NA
Television:
broadcast stations: 1
televisions: NA
@Cambodia:Defense Forces
Branches:
Khmer Royal Armed Forces (KRAF): created in 1993 by the merger of the
Cambodian People's Armed Forces and the two non-Communist resistance
armies; note - the KRAF is also known as the Royal Cambodian Armed
Forces (RCAF)
Resistance forces: National Army of Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge)
Manpower availability: males age 15-49 2,255,050; males fit for
military service 1,256,632; males reach military age (18) annually
70,707 (1995 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $85 million, 1.4% of
GDP (1995 est.)
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CAMEROON
@Cameroon:Geography
Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Map references: Africa
Area:
total area: 475,440 sq km
land area: 469,440 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than California
Land boundaries: total 4,591 km, Central African Republic 797 km, Chad
1,094 km, Congo 523 km, Equatorial Guinea 189 km, Gabon 298 km,
Nigeria 1,690 km
Coastline: 402 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 50 nm
International disputes: demarcation of international boundaries in
Lake Chad, the lack of which led to border incidents in the past, is
completed and awaits ratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and
Nigeria; dispute with Nigeria over land and maritime boundaries in the
vicinity of the Bakasi Peninsula has been referred to the
International Court of Justice
Climate: varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid
and hot in north
Terrain: diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau
in center, mountains in west, plains in north
Natural resources: petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower
potential
Land use:
arable land: 13%
permanent crops: 2%
meadows and pastures: 18%
forest and woodland: 54%
other: 13%
Irrigated land: 280 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues: water-borne diseases are prevalent; deforestation;
overgrazing; desertification; poaching; overfishing
natural hazards: recent
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