nation bulk
8, combination ore/oil 8, container 74, liquefied gas 4, livestock
carrier 2, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 7,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 210, refrigerated cargo 40, roll
on/roll off 35, short-sea/passenger 6, vehicle carrier 15
registered in other countries: 18 (2004 est.)
foreign-owned: Australia 4, Austria 6, Bangladesh 3, Belgium 13,
Bulgaria 19, Canada 8, China 14, Croatia 9, Cyprus 6, Denmark 4,
Estonia 1, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 52, Greece 603, Hong Kong 3,
Iceland 5, India 4, Indonesia 2, Iran 4, Israel 20, Italy 24, Japan
3, South Korea 2, Latvia 25, Lebanon 6, Madagascar 1, Monaco 14,
Netherlands 5, Nigeria 1, Norway 32, Pakistan 1, Poland 30, Portugal
3, Romania 8, Russia 69, Saudi Arabia 1, Singapore 2, Slovenia 3,
Switzerland 30, Syria 4, Taiwan 1, Turkey 108, Ukraine 22, United
Kingdom 2, United States 8

Airports:
1 (2003 est.)

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

Military Malta

Military branches:
Armed Forces: Land Forces (including Air Squadron and Maritime
Squadron), Revenue Security Corps

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

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 99,324 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 79,128 (2004 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$33.3 million (2003)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.7% (2003)

Transnational Issues Malta

Disputes - international:
none

Illicit drugs:
minor transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Western
Europe

This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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@Man, Isle of

Introduction Man, Isle of

Background:
Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th
century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the
British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost
extinct Manx Gaelic language.

Geography Man, Isle of

Location:
Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and
Ireland

Geographic coordinates:
54 15 N, 4 30 W

Map references:
Europe

Area:
total: 572 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 572 sq km

Area - comparative:
slightly more than t