1 (1996 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total : 387
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 370 (1996 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 64
1,524 to 2,437 m : 12
914 to 1,523 m: 52 (1996 est.)
Heliports: 2 (1996 est.)
Military
Military branches: Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Ground,
Naval, and Air Forces, and Special Forces Unit)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 1,174,591 (1997 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males: 653,179 (1997 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $63 million (1997); note -
includes $12 million to cover leftover 1996 expenditures
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: NA
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international: none
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PARACEL ISLANDS
@Paracel Islands:Geography
Location: Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the
South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to
the northern Philippines
Geographic coordinates: 16 30 N, 112 00 E
Map references: Southeast Asia
Area:
total : NA sq km
land: NA sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: NA
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 518 km
Maritime claims: NA
Climate: tropical
Terrain: NA
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: South China Sea 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m
Natural resources: none
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops : 0%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 100%
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1993)
Natural hazards: typhoons
Environment - current issues: NA
Environment - international agreements:
party to: none of the selected agreements
signed, but not ratified : none of the selected agreements
@Paracel Islands:People
Population: no indigenous inhabitants
note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons
@Paracel Islands:Government
Country name:
conventional long form : none
conventional short form: Paracel Islands
Data code: PF
Economy
Economy - overview: no economic activity
@Paracel Islands:Communications
Telephone system:
domestic: NA
international: NA
Radio broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: NA
Televisions: NA
@Paracel Islands:Transportation
Ports and harbors: small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and
Duncan Island b
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