s:Transportation
Railways: 0 km
Highways:
total: 800 km
paved : 450 km
unpaved: 350 km (1995 est.)
Ports and harbors: Kingstown
Merchant marine:
total: 692 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,545,742 GRT/10,306,453
DWT
ships by type: bulk 114, cargo 349, chemical tanker 25, combination
bulk 9, combination ore/oil 6, container 36, liquefied gas tanker 4,
livestock carrier 5, multi-function large load carrier 1, oil tanker
65, passenger 3, passenger-cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 35,
roll-on/roll-off cargo 34, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker
1, vehicle carrier 1
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 24 countries
among which are Croatia 29, Slovenia 9, China 9, Greece 5, Norway 3,
Ukraine 3, UAE 3, Germany 2, Russia 2, Syria 1 (1996 est.)
Airports: 6 (1996 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 4 (1996 est.)
Military
Military branches: Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police
Force, Coast Guard
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: NA
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males: NA
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: NA%
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international: none
Illicit drugs: transshipment points for South American drugs destined
for the US and Europe
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SAN MARINO
@San Marino:Geography
Location: Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Geographic coordinates: 43 46 N, 12 25 E
Map references: Europe
Area:
total: 60 sq km
land: 60 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative: about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total: 39 km
border countries: Italy 39 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
Climate: Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
Terrain: rugged mountains
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Fiume Ausa 55 m
highest point: Monte Titano 749 m
Natural resources: building stone
Land use:
arable land: 17%
permanent crops: NA%
permanent pastures : NA%
forests and woodland: NA%
other: 83% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: NA
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Nuclear Test Ban
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution
Geography - note: landlocked; sma
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