over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (1997 est.)
Airports-with unpaved runways:
total: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (1997 est.)
@Hungary:Military
Military branches: Ground Forces, Air Force, Border Guard
Military manpower-military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower-availability:
males age 15-49: 2,618,416 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-fit for military service:
males: 2,087,877 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-reaching military age annually:
males: 74,254 (1998 est.)
Military expenditures-dollar figure: $550 million (1996)
Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 1.5% (1996)
@Hungary:Transnational Issues
Disputes-international: Gabcikovo Dam dispute with Slovakia (to be
resolved March 1998)
Illicit drugs: major transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin
and cannabis and transit point for South American cocaine destined for
Western Europe; limited producer of precursor chemicals, particularly
for amphetamines and methamphetamines
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ICELAND
@Iceland:Geography
Location: Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK
Geographic coordinates: 65 00 N, 18 00 W
Map references: Arctic Region
Area:
total: 103,000 sq km
land: 100,250 sq km
water: 2,750 sq km
Area-comparative: slightly smaller than Kentucky
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 4,988 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy
winters; damp, cool summers
Terrain: mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields;
coast deeply indented by bays and fiords
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Hvannadalshnukur 2,119 m
Natural resources: fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 23%
forests and woodland: 1%
other: 76% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: earthquakes and volcanic activity
Environment-current issues: water pollution from fertilizer runoff;
inadequate wastewater treatment
Environment-international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Desertification
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