etherlands 11, Nigeria 2, Norway 54, Panama 1, Poland 2, Portugal
6, Russia 68, Saudi Arabia 23, Singapore 43, Slovenia 1, Spain 1,
Sri Lanka 1, Sweden 9, Switzerland 7, Taiwan 36, Turkey 3, Ukraine
3, United Kingdom 36, United States 95, Uruguay 3
by type: bulk 278, cargo 67, chemical tanker 161, combination bulk
10, combination ore/oil 20, container 388, liquefied gas 77,
multi-functional large load carrier 3, passenger 3, petroleum tanker
317, refrigerated cargo 62, roll on/roll off 14, short-sea/passenger
3, specialized tanker 13, vehicle carrier 33

Airports:
53 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 51
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 38 (2004 est.)

Military Liberia

Military branches:
Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL): Army, Navy, Air Force

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
(2001)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 752,943 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 406,293 (2004 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$10 million (2003)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.3% (2003)

Transnational Issues Liberia

Disputes - international:
domestic fighting among disparate rebel groups, warlords, and youth
gangs in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have created
insurgencies, street violence, looting, arms trafficking, and ethnic
conflicts and refugees in border areas; the Cote d'Ivoire Government
accuses Liberia of supporting Ivorian rebels

Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 13,941 (Sierra Leone), 38,325 (Cote
d'Ivoire)
IDPs: 500,000 (civil war from 1990-2004; IDP resettlement began in
November 2004) (2004)

Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for Southeast and Southwest Asian heroin and
South American cocaine for the European and US markets; corruption,
criminal activity, arms-dealing, and diamond trade provide
significant potential for money laundering, but the lack of
well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a
major money-laundering center

This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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