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Singapore 1 (2000 est.) Airports: 19 (2000 est.) Airports - with paved runways: total: 6 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2000 est.) Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 13 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 11 (2000 est.) Heliports: 3 (2000 est.) Cambodia Military Military branches: Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), including Army, Navy, and Air Force - created in 1993 by the merger of the Cambodian People's Armed Forces and the two noncommunist resistance armies note: Khmer Rouge and royalist insurgent forces were integrated into the RCAF in 1999 Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 2,877,137 (2001 est.) Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 1,610,761 (2001 est.) Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 162,643 (2001 est.) Military expenditures - dollar figure: $112 million (FY01 est.) Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 3% (FY01 est.) Cambodia Transnational Issues Disputes - international: portions of boundary with Vietnam are disputed; parts of border with Thailand are indefinite Illicit drugs: possible money laundering; 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 ====================================================================== @Cameroon Cameroon Introduction 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. Cameroon Geography 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 land: 469,440 sq km water: 6,000 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
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