marine: none

Airports:
total: 11
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 4 (1995 est.)

Communications
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Telephones: 50,000 (1990 est.)

Telephone system: domestic facilities barely adequate,
international facilities slightly better
domestic: NA
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 33, FM 0, shortwave 2

Radios: 320,000 (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 4 (1987 est.)

Televisions: 32,000 (1992 est.)

Defense
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Branches: Haitian National Police

Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 1,379,116
males fit for military service: 746,617
males reach military age (18) annually: 67,287 (1996 est.)

Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP

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@Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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(territory of Australia)

Map
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Location: 53 06 S, 72 31 E -- Southern Africa, islands in the
Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to
Antarctica

Flag
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Description: the flag of Australia is used

Geography
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Location: Southern Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean, about
two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica

Geographic coordinates: 53 06 S, 72 31 E

Map references: Antarctic Region

Area:
total area: 412 sq km
land area: 412 sq km
comparative area: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 101.9 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 3 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: antarctic

Terrain: Heard Island - bleak and mountainous, with a quiescent
volcano; McDonald Islands - small and rocky
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Big Ben 2,745 m

Natural resources: none

Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 100%

Irrigated land: 0 sq km

Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: Heard Island is dominated by a dormant volcano
called Big Ben
international agreements: NA

Geographic note: primarily used for research stations

People
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Population: uninhabited

Government
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