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ed repair and/or reconstruction Highways: total: 21,846 km paved: 11,425 km unpaved: 10,421 km (1996 est.) note: roads need maintenance and repair Waterways: NA km; Sava blocked by downed bridges Pipelines: crude oil 174 km; natural gas 90 km (1992); note-pipelines now disrupted Ports and harbors: Bosanski Brod (an inland waterway port on the Sava which is not useable), Orasje (ferry) Merchant marine: none Airports: 26 (1997 est.) Airports-with paved runways: total: 9 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (1997 est.) Airports-with unpaved runways: total: 17 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 9 under 914 m: 7 (1997 est.) Heliports: 2 (1997 est.) @Bosnia and Herzegovina:Military Military branches: Army Military manpower-military age: 19 years of age Military manpower-availability: males age 15-49: 912,536 (1998 est.) Military manpower-fit for military service: males: 733,931 (1998 est.) Military manpower-reaching military age annually: males: 26,114 (1998 est.) Military expenditures-dollar figure: $NA Military expenditures-percent of GDP: NA% @Bosnia and Herzegovina:Transnational Issues Disputes-international: disputes with Serbia over Serbian populated areas Illicit drugs: transit point for minor regional marijuana and opiate trafficking routes ______________________________________________________________________ BOTSWANA @Botswana:Geography Location: Southern Africa, north of South Africa Geographic coordinates: 22 00 S, 24 00 E Map references: Africa Area: total: 600,370 sq km land: 585,370 sq km water: 15,000 sq km Area-comparative: slightly smaller than Texas Land boundaries: total: 4,013 km border countries: Namibia 1,360 km, South Africa 1,840 km, Zimbabwe 813 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Climate: semiarid; warm winters and hot summers Terrain: predominately flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest Elevation extremes: lowest point: junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m highest point: Tsodilo Hill 1,489 m Natural resources: diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver Land use: arable land: 1% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 46% forests and woodland: 47% other: 6% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 20 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: periodic droughts; seasonal August wi
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