g 114, UK 78, China 49, Monaco 41, and
Cyprus 34 (1995 est.)

Airports:
total: 39
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 29
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 6 (1995 est.)

Communications
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Telephones: less than 25,000 (1991 est.)

Telephone system: telephone and telegraph service via microwave
radio relay network; main center is Monrovia; most
telecommunications services inoperable due to insurgency movement
domestic: NA
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 0

Radios: 622,000 (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 5 (1987 est.)

Televisions: 51,000 (1992 est.)

Defense
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Branches: NA; the ultimate structure of the Liberian military
force will depend on who is the victor in the ongoing civil war

Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 479,274
males fit for military service: 256,200 (1996 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $14 million, 2.9%
of GDP (1993)

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@Libya
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Map
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Location: 25 00 N, 17 00 E -- Northern Africa, bordering the
Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Tunisia

Flag
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Description: plain green; green is the traditional color of Islam
(the state religion)

Geography
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Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea,
between Egypt and Tunisia

Geographic coordinates: 25 00 N, 17 00 E

Map references: Africa

Area:
total area: 1,759,540 sq km
land area: 1,759,540 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than Alaska

Land boundaries:
total: 4,383 km
border countries: Algeria 982 km, Chad 1,055 km, Egypt 1,150 km,
Niger 354 km, Sudan 383 km, Tunisia 459 km

Coastline: 1,770 km

Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
Gulf of Sidra closing line: 32 degrees 30 minutes north

International disputes: the International Court of Justice (ICJ)
ruled in February 1994 that the 100,000 sq km Aozou Strip between
Chad and Libya belongs to Chad and that Libya must withdraw from it
by 31 May 1994; Libya has withdrawn some of its forces in response
to the ICJ ruling, but still maintains part of the airfield and a
small military pres