ainer 5,
liquefied gas tanker 1, livestock carrier 4, oil tanker 17,
passenger 1, refrigerated cargo 4, roll-on/roll-off cargo 12,
short-sea passenger 8 (1998 est.)

Airports: 205 (1998 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 70
over 3,047 m: 30
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 23
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 2 (1998 est.)

Airports--with unpaved runways:
total: 135
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 78
914 to 1,523 m: 38
under 914 m: 13 (1998 est.)

Heliports: 4 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air
Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces

Military manpower--military age: 18 years of age

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 5,696,772 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 3,171,860 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--reaching military age annually:
males: 197,386 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures--dollar figure: $18.1 billion (1997 est.)

Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 12% (1997 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes--international: large section of boundary with Yemen not
defined; location and status of boundary with UAE is not final, de
facto boundary reflects 1974 agreement; Kuwaiti ownership of Qaruh
and Umm al Maradim islands is disputed by Saudi Arabia; in 1996,
agreed with Qatar to demarcate border per 1992 accord; that process
is ongoing

Illicit drugs: death penalty for traffickers; increasing
consumption of heroin and cocaine

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Geography

Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean,
between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania

Geographic coordinates: 14 00 N, 14 00 W

Map references: Africa

Area:
total: 196,190 sq km
land: 192,000 sq km
water: 4,190 sq km

Area--comparative: slightly smaller than South Dakota

Land boundaries:
total: 2,640 km
border countries: The Gambia 740 km, Guinea 330 km, Guinea-Bissau
338 km, Mali 419 km, Mauritania 813 km

Coastline: 531 km

Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate: tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has
strong south