(less than 1.5 m)
vessels

Pipelines: petroleum products 357 km

Ports and harbors: Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao,
Guimaras Island, Iligan, Iloilo, Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao,
Puerto Princesa, San Fernando, Subic Bay, Zamboanga

Merchant marine:
total: 513 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,544,029
GRT/10,052,418 DWT
ships by type: bulk 179, cargo 131, chemical tanker 6, combination
bulk 13, container 9, liquefied gas tanker 12, livestock carrier 10,
oil tanker 48, passenger 4, passenger-cargo 13, refrigerated cargo
19, roll-on/roll-off cargo 17, short-sea passenger 31, specialized
tanker 1, vehicle carrier 20
note: a flag of convenience registry; Japan owns 19 ships, Hong Kong
5, Cyprus 1, Denmark 1, Greece 1, Netherlands 1, Singapore 1, and UK
1 (1998 est.)

Airports: 260 (1998 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 75
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 30
under 914 m: 10 (1998 est.)

Airports--with unpaved runways:
total: 185
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 61
under 914 m: 121 (1998 est.)

Heliports: 1 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: Army, Navy (includes Coast Guard and Marine
Corps), Air Force

Military manpower--military age: 20 years of age

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 20,228,797 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 14,261,514 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--reaching military age annually:
males: 818,006 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures--dollar figure: $995 million (1998)

Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 1.5% (1998)

Transnational Issues

Disputes--international: involved in a complex dispute over the
Spratly Islands with China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly
Brunei; claim to Malaysia's Sabah State has not been fully revoked

Illicit drugs: exports locally produced marijuana and hashish to
East Asia, the US, and other Western markets; serves as a transit
point for heroin and crystal methamphetamine

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@Pitcairn Islands
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Geography

Location: Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about
one-half of the way from Peru to New Zealand

Geographic coordinates: 25 04 S, 130 06 W

Map references: Oceania

Area:
total: 47 sq km
land: 47