The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Merchant marine:
total: 527 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,328,371 GRT/3,294,028 DWT
ships by type: bulk 49, cargo 412, chemical tanker 2, combination
bulk 4, container 17, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 2,
multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum
tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 11, roll on/roll off 7, short-sea
passenger 2
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of
convenience: Aruba 1, Belize 11, Bulgaria 3, Cambodia 194, Canada 4,
China 25, Cyprus 14, Egypt 10, Estonia 2, France 1, Georgia 1,
Germany 1, Gibraltar 1, Greece 13, Honduras 8, Hong Kong 12, Iceland
1, Indonesia 2, Iran 1, Ireland 1, Italy 2, Japan 2, Jordan 1, North
Korea, 1, South Korea, 25, Latvia 3, Lebanon 6, Liberia 7, Malaysia
1, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 4, Netherlands 1, Norway 1, Panama 10,
Romania 2, Russia 75, Saint Kitts and Nevis 4, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines 5, Singapore 17, Syria 20, Turkey 18, Ukraine 16, United
Arab Emirates 3, United Kingdom 1, United States 5, Vietnam 3 (2002
est.)
Airports:
21 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 16
under 914 m: 1 (2002)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 13
Heliports:
2 (2002)
Military Cambodia
Military branches:
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF): Army, Navy, Air Force
Military manpower - military age:
18 years of age (2003 est.)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15–49: 3,275,533 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15–49: 1,829,535 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 165,395 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$112 million (FY01 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
3% (FY01 est.)
Transnational Issues Cambodia
Disputes - international:
completed boundary demarcation with Thailand; accuses Vietnam of
moving and destroying boundary markers and encroachments, initiating
border incidents; accuses Thailand of preventing access to Preah
Vihear temple ruins awarded to Cambodia by ICJ decision in 1962;
maritime boundary with Vietnam hampered by dispute over offshore
islands
Illicit drugs:
narcotics-related corruption reportedly involving some in the
government, military, and police; possible small-scale opium,
heroin, and amphetamine production; large producer of cannabis for
the international market; vulnerable to money laundering due to its
cash-based economy and porous borders
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003
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@Cameroon
Introduction Cameroon
Background:
The former French Cameroon and part of British Cameroon merged in
1961 to form the present country. Cameroon has generally enjoyed
stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture,
roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite
movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in
the hands of an ethnic oligarchy.
Geography Cameroon
Location:
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial
Guinea and Nigeria
Geographic coordinates:
6 00 N, 12 00 E
Map references:
Africa
Area:
total: 475,440 sq km
water: 6,000 sq km
land: 469,440 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly larger than California
Land boundaries:
total: 4,591 km
border countries: Central African Republic 797 km, Chad 1,094 km,
Republic of the Congo 523 km, Equatorial Guinea 189 km, Gabon 298
km, Nigeria 1,690 km
Coastline:
402 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 50 NM
Climate:
varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot
in north
Terrain:
diverse, with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in
center, mountains in west, plains in north
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Fako (on Cameroon Mountain) 4,095 m
Natural resources:
petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower
Land use: arable land: 12.81% permanent crops: 2.58% other: 84.61% (1998 est.)
Irrigated land:
330 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards:
volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from
Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes
Environment - current issues:
water-borne diseases are prevalent; deforestation; overgrazing;
desertification; poaching; overfishing
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection,
Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not ratified: Nuclear Test Ban
Geography - note: