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na do Castelo Merchant marine: total: 132 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 894,640 GRT/1,366,955 DWT ships by type: bulk 13, cargo 72, chemical tanker 14, container 7, liquefied gas tanker 7, oil tanker 9, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo 3, short-sea passenger 4, vehicle carrier 2 note: Portugal has created a captive register on Madeira for Portuguese-owned ships; ships on the Madeira Register (MAR) will have taxation and crewing benefits of a flag of convenience (1998 est.) Airports: 66 (1998 est.) Airports--with paved runways: total: 40 over 3,047 m: 5 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 18 under 914 m: 5 (1998 est.) Airports--with unpaved runways: total: 26 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 25 (1998 est.) Military Military branches: Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force, National Republican Guard Military manpower--military age: 20 years of age Military manpower--availability: males age 15-49: 2,542,188 (1999 est.) Military manpower--fit for military service: males age 15-49: 2,042,730 (1999 est.) Military manpower--reaching military age annually: males: 73,405 (1999 est.) Military expenditures--dollar figure: $2.458 billion (1997) Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 2.6% (1997) Transnational Issues Disputes--international: as former colonial power, Portugal plays a key role in the issue of Indonesia's sovereignty over Timor Timur (East Timor Province), which has not been recognized by the UN Illicit drugs: important gateway country for Latin American cocaine entering the European market; transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Europe; consumer of Southwest Asian heroin ====================================================================== @Puerto Rico ----------- Geography Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic Geographic coordinates: 18 15 N, 66 30 W Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total: 9,104 sq km land: 8,959 sq km water: 145 sq km Area--comparative: slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 501 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature varia
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