: 83,200 km
paved: 47,590 km
unpaved: 35,610 km (1999 est.)

Pipelines:
condensate 225 km; gas 3,611 km; oil 7,252 km (2004)

Ports and harbors:
As Sidrah, Az Zuwaytinah, Marsa al Burayqah, Ra's Lanuf, Tripoli,
Zawiyah

Merchant marine:
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 129,627 GRT/105,110 DWT
by type: cargo 7, liquefied gas 3, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum
tanker 1, roll on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 1 (Algeria 1) (2005)

Airports:
139 (2004 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 59
over 3,047 m: 23
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 23
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 80
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 41
under 914 m: 18 (2004 est.)

Heliports:
1 (2004 est.)

Military Libya

Military branches:
Armed Peoples on Duty (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Command

Military service age and obligation:
17 years of age (2004)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 17-49: 1,505,675 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 17-49: 1,291,624 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males: 62,034 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$1.3 billion (FY99)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
3.9% (FY99)

Transnational Issues Libya

Disputes - international:
Libya has claimed more than 32,000 sq km in southeastern Algeria
and about 25,000 sq km in Niger in currently dormant disputes;
various Chadian rebels from the Aozou region reside in southern Libya

This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005

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@Liechtenstein

Introduction Liechtenstein

Background:
The Principality of Liechtenstein was established within the Holy
Roman Empire in 1719; it became a sovereign state in 1806. Until the
end of World War I, it was closely tied to Austria, but the economic
devastation caused by that conflict forced Liechtenstein to enter
into a customs and monetary union with Switzerland. Since World War
II (in which Liechtenstein remained neutral), the country's low
taxes have spurred outstanding economic growth. Shortcomings in
banking regulatory oversight have resulted in concerns about the use
of the financial institutions for money laundering. Liechtenst