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cilities domestic: inter-atoll communication primarily through HF transceivers and VHF/UHF telephones international: satellite earth station--1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 0 Radios: 28,284 (1992 est.) Television broadcast stations: 1 (1997) Televisions: 7,309 (1992 est.) Transportation Railways: 0 km Highways: total: NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km; note--Male has 9.6 km of coral highways within the city (1988 est.) Ports and harbors: Gan, Male Merchant marine: total: 21 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 75,585 GRT/115,590 DWT ships by type: cargo 18, container 1, oil tanker 1, short-sea passenger 1 (1998 est.) Airports: 5 (1998 est.) Airports--with paved runways: total: 2 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (1998 est.) Airports--with unpaved runways: total: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 3 (1998 est.) Military Military branches: National Security Service (paramilitary police force) Military manpower--availability: males age 15-49: 66,554 (1999 est.) Military manpower--fit for military service: males age 15-49: 37,086 (1999 est.) Military expenditures--dollar figure: $NA Military expenditures--percent of GDP: NA% Transnational Issues Disputes--international: none ====================================================================== @Mali ---- Geography Location: Western Africa, southwest of Algeria Geographic coordinates: 17 00 N, 4 00 W Map references: Africa Area: total: 1.24 million sq km land: 1.22 million sq km water: 20,000 sq km Area--comparative: slightly less than twice the size of Texas Land boundaries: total: 7,243 km border countries: Algeria 1,376 km, Burkina Faso 1,000 km, Guinea 858 km, Cote d'Ivoire 532 km, Mauritania 2,237 km, Niger 821 km, Senegal 419 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Climate: subtropical to arid; hot and dry February to June; rainy, humid, and mild June to November; cool and dry November to February Terrain: mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast Elevation extremes: lowest point: Senegal River 23 m highest point: Hombori Tondo 1,155 m Natural resources: gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper depo
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