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Malaysian Police Force, Marine Police, Sarawak Border Scouts Military manpower--military age: 21 years of age Military manpower--availability: males age 15-49: 5,526,555 (1999 est.) Military manpower--fit for military service: males age 15-49: 3,349,066 (1999 est.) Military manpower--reaching military age annually: males: 183,928 (1999 est.) Military expenditures--dollar figure: $2.1 billion (1998) Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 2.1% (1998) Transnational Issues Disputes--international: involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with China, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei; Philippines have not fully revoked claim to Sabah State; two islands in dispute with Singapore; two islands in dispute with Indonesia Illicit drugs: transit point for some illicit drugs going to Western markets; drug trafficking prosecuted vigorously and carries severe penalties ====================================================================== @Maldives -------- Geography Location: Southern Asia, group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India Geographic coordinates: 3 15 N, 73 00 E Map references: Asia Area: total: 300 sq km land: 300 sq km water: 0 sq km Area--comparative: about 1.7 times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 644 km Maritime claims: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: tropical; hot, humid; dry, northeast monsoon (November to March); rainy, southwest monsoon (June to August) Terrain: flat, with white sandy beaches Elevation extremes: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Wilingili island in the Addu Atoll 2.4 m Natural resources: fish Land use: arable land: 10% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 3% forests and woodland: 3% other: 84% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: low level of islands makes them very sensitive to sea level rise Environment--current issues: depletion of freshwater aquifers threatens water supplies Environment--international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea Geography--note: 1,190 coral isla
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