rred sharp increase in subscriptions with
mobile-cellular teledensity approaching 190 per 100 persons in 2008;
fixed-line subscribership appears to have peaked and is now in
decline
international: country code - 853; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3
submarine cable network that provides links to Asia, the Middle
East, and Europe; HF radiotelephone communication facility;
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (2008)

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)

Radios:

160,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

1 (2006)

Televisions:

49,000 (1997)

Internet country code:

.mo

Internet hosts:

263 (2008)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

300,000 (2007)

Transportation
Macau

Airports:

1 (2007)

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2007)

Heliports:

1 (2007)

Roadways:

total: 384 km
paved: 384 km (2006)

Ports and terminals:

Macau

Military
Macau

Military branches:

no regular military forces; defense is the responsibility of China
(2008)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 121,825 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 100,826 (2008 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 4,601
female: 4,171 (2008 est.)

Military - note:

defense is the responsibility of China

Transnational Issues
Macau

Disputes - international:

none

Illicit drugs:

transshipment point for drugs going into mainland China; consumer of
opiates and amphetamines

This page was last updated on 18 December, 2008

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@Macedonia

Introduction
Macedonia

Background:

Macedonia gained its independence peacefully from Yugoslavia in
1991, but Greece's objection to the new state's use of what it
considered a Hellenic name and symbols delayed international
recognition, which occurred under the provisional designation of
"the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia." In 1995, Greece lifted
a 20-month trade embargo and the two countries agreed to normalize
relations. The United States began referring to Macedonia by its
constitutional name, Republic of Macedonia, in 2004 and negotiations
continue between Greece and Macedonia to resolve the name issue.
Some ethnic Albanians,