n Mongolia

Railways:
1,810 km
broad gauge: 1,810 km 1.524-m gauge (2004)

Highways:
total: 49,250 km
paved: 1,724 km
unpaved: 47,526 km (2003)

Waterways:
580 km
note: only waterway in operation is Lake Khovsgol (135 km); Selenge
River (270 km) and Orkhon River (175 km) are navigable but carry
little traffic; lakes and rivers freeze in winter, are open from May
to September (2004)

Ports and harbors:
none

Merchant marine:
total: 65 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 339,423 GRT/533,853 DWT
foreign-owned: Belize 1, Cambodia 1, China 4, Cuba 1, Hong Kong 2,
Indonesia 1, Japan 1, North Korea 1, Lebanon 1, Malaysia 1, Malta 1,
Marshall Islands 5, Moldova 1, Panama 3, Romania 1, Russia 14,
Singapore 13, Syria 4, Thailand 1, Turkey 1, Ukraine 1, United
States 3, Vietnam 4 (2004 est.)
by type: bulk 4, cargo 53, chemical tanker 1, container 2, liquefied
gas 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1, specialized tanker 1

Airports:
36 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 11
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10 (2003 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 25
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
under 914 m: 5 (2003 est.)
914 to 1,523 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
over 3,047 m: 2

Heliports:
2 (2003 est.)

Military Mongolia

Military branches:
Mongolian People's Army (comprising Ground Forces, Air Defense
Forces), Border Guards, Internal Security Forces, Construction Corps
Forces, Civil Defense Authority

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18-25 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript
service obligation - 12 months (2004)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 818,977 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 530,594 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 33,718 (2004 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$23.1 million (FY02)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.2% (FY02)

Transnational Issues Mongolia

Disputes - international:
none

This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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@Montserrat

Introduction Montserrat

Background:
Much of this island was devastated and two-thirds of the population
fled abroad because of the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano
that began on 18