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

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@Puerto Rico
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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