nd
radiotelephone communications stations; expansion of microwave radio
relay in progress
international: country code - 223; satellite earth stations - 2
Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 28, shortwave 1
note: the shortwave station in Bamako has seven frequencies and five
transmitters and relays broadcasts for China Radio International
(2001)

Radios:
570,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
1 (plus repeaters) (2001)

Televisions:
45,000 (1997)

Internet country code:
.ml

Internet hosts:
278 (2006)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
13 (2001)

Internet users:
60,000 (2005)

Transportation Mali

Airports:
29 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 20
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 8 (2006)

Railways:
total: 729 km
narrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)

Roadways:
total: 18,709 km
paved: 3,368 km
unpaved: 15,341 km (2004)

Waterways:
1,815 km (2005)

Ports and terminals:
Koulikoro

Military Mali

Military branches:
Army, Air Force, National Guard

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service;
conscript service obligation - two years (2004)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 2,094,432
females age 18-49: 2,027,352 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,244,176
females age 18-49: 1,226,226 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$106.3 million (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.9% (2005 est.)

Transnational Issues Mali

Disputes - international:
none

Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees (country of origin): 6,165 (Mauritania) (2006)

This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007

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@Malta

Introduction Malta

Background:
Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The
island staunchly supported the UK through both World Wars and
remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964. A
decade later Malta became a republic. Since about the mid-1980s, the
island has transformed its