bited islands and resorts are connected with telephone and fax
service
international: country code - 960; satellite earth station - 3
Intelsat (Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:
35,000 (1999)

Television broadcast stations:
1 (2006)

Televisions:
10,000 (1999)

Internet country code:
.mv

Internet hosts:
1,357 (2006)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (2000)

Internet users:
19,000 (2005)

Transportation Maldives

Airports:
5 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 2
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2006)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2006)

Roadways:
total: 88 km
paved roads: 88 km - 60 km in Male; 14 km on Addu Atolis; 14 km on
Laamu
note: village roads are mainly compacted coral (2006)

Merchant marine:
total: 17 ships (1000 GRT or over) 67,149 GRT/87,220 DWT
by type: cargo 13, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 2
registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2006)

Ports and terminals:
Male

Military Maldives

Military branches:
National Security Service: Security Branch (ground forces), Air
Element, Coast Guard

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age (est.) (2004)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 71,774
females age 18-49: 69,229 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 56,687
females age 18-49: 54,454 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$45.07 million (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
5.5% (2005 est.)

Transnational Issues Maldives

Disputes - international:
none

Refugees and internally displaced persons:
IDPs: 10,000 (December 2004 tsunami victims) (2006)

This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007

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@Mali

Introduction Mali

Background:
The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in
1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few
months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed
Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 by a coup
that ushered in democratic government. President Alpha KONARE won
Mali's first democratic presidential election in 1992 and was
reelected in 1997. In keeping with Mali's two-term co