e
transmitters and relays broadcasts for China Radio International
(2001)

Radios:
570,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
1 (plus repeaters) (2001)

Televisions:
45,000 (1997)

Internet country code:
.ml

Internet hosts:
187 (2003)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
13 (2001)

Internet users:
25,000 (2002)

Transportation Mali

Railways:
total: 729 km
narrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge (2004)

Highways:
total: 15,100 km
paved: 1,827 km
unpaved: 13,273 km (1999 est.)

Waterways:
1,815 km (2004)

Ports and harbors:
Koulikoro

Airports:
28 (2004 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 19
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 8 (2004 est.)

Military Mali

Military branches:
Army, Air Force, National Guard

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service;
conscript service obligation - 2 years (2004)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 2,206,728 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,231,930 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$22.4 million (2004)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.4% (2004)

Transnational Issues Mali

Disputes - international:
none

This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005

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@Malta

Introduction Malta

Background:
Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The
island staunchly supported the UK through both World Wars and
remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964. A
decade later Malta became a republic. Since about the mid-1980s, the
island has transformed itself into a freight transshipment point, a
financial center, and a tourist destination. Malta became an EU
member in May of 2004.

Geography Malta

Location:
Southern Europe, islands in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily
(Italy)

Geographic coordinates:
35 50 N, 14 35 E

Map references:
Europe

Area:
total: 316 sq km
land: 316 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative:
slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
0 km

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