npaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 9
with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 29

@Central African Republic:Communications

Telephone system: NA telephones; system is only fair
local: NA
intercity: network consists principally of micowave radio relay and
low capacity, low powered radio communication
international: 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station

Radio:
broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0
radios: NA

Television:
broadcast stations: 1
televisions: NA

@Central African Republic:Defense Forces

Branches: Central African Army (includes Republican Guard), Air Force,
National Gendarmerie, Police Force

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 718,487; males fit for military
service 375,950 (1995 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $30 million, 2.3% of
GDP (1994)

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CHAD

@Chad:Geography

Location: Central Africa, south of Libya

Map references: Africa

Area:
total area: 1.284 million sq km
land area: 1,259,200 sq km
comparative area: slightly more than three times the size of
California

Land boundaries: total 5,968 km, Cameroon 1,094 km, Central African
Republic 1,197 km, Libya 1,055 km, Niger 1,175 km, Nigeria 87 km,
Sudan 1,360 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: none; landlocked

International disputes: the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled
in February 1994 that the 100,000 sq km Aozou Strip between Chad and
Libya belongs to Chad; Libya has withdrawn some of its forces in
response to the ICJ ruling, but still maintains an airfield in the
disputed area; demarcation of international boundaries in Lake Chad,
the lack of which has led to border incidents in the past, is
completed and awaiting ratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and
Nigeria

Climate: tropical in south, desert in north

Terrain: broad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in
northwest, lowlands in south

Natural resources: petroleum (unexploited but exploration under way),
uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad)

Land use:
arable land: 2%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 36%
forest and woodland: 11%
other: 51%

Irrigated land: 100 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:
current issues: inadequate supplies of potable water; improper waste
disposal in rural areas contributes to soil