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armerie Military manpower--availability: males age 15-49: 1,964,118 (1999 est.) Military manpower--fit for military service: males age 15-49: 1,000,204 (1999 est.) Military expenditures--dollar figure: $92 million (1999) Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 3.8% (1999) Transnational Issues Disputes--international: Rwandan military forces are supporting the rebel forces in the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ====================================================================== @Saint Helena ------------ Geography Location: islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, about mid-way between South America and Africa Geographic coordinates: 15 56 S, 5 42 W Map references: Africa Area: total: 410 sq km land: 410 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ascension, Gough Island, Inaccessible Island, Nightingale Island, and Tristan da Cunha Island Area--comparative: slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 60 km Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: Saint Helena--tropical; marine; mild, tempered by trade winds; Tristan da Cunha--temperate; marine, mild, tempered by trade winds (tends to be cooler than Saint Helena) Terrain: Saint Helena--rugged, volcanic; small scattered plateaus and plains note: the other islands of the group have a volcanic origin Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Queen Mary's Peak on Tristan da Cunha 2,060 m Natural resources: fish Land use: arable land: 6% permanent crops: NA% permanent pastures: 6% forests and woodland: 6% other: 82% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: active volcanism on Tristan da Cunha Environment--current issues: NA Environment--international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA Geography--note: Napoleon Bonaparte's place of exile and burial (his remains were taken to Paris in 1840); harbors at least 40 species of plants unknown anywhere else in the world; Ascension is a breeding ground for sea turtles and sooty terns People Population: 7,145 (July 1999 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 20% (male 713; female 690) 15-64 years: 72% (male 2,664; female 2,449) 65 years and over: 8% (male 259; female 370) (1999 est.) Population growth rate:
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