Radios:
57,000 (1997)

Televisions:
3,000 (1997)

Internet country code:
.sb

Internet hosts:
2,658 (2006)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (2000)

Internet users:
8,400 (2005)

Transportation Solomon Islands

Airports:
35 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 33
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 23 (2006)

Roadways:
total: 1,360 km
paved: 34 km
unpaved: 1,326 km (1999)

Ports and terminals:
Honiara, Malloco Bay, Shortland Harbor, Viru Harbor, Yandina

Military Solomon Islands

Military branches:
no regular military forces; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 114,253 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 92,796 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 6,033 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
NA

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
NA

Transnational Issues Solomon Islands

Disputes - international:
since 2003, Australian Defense Force leads the Regional Assistance
Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) to maintain civil and
political order and reinforce regional security

This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007

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@Somalia

Introduction Somalia

Background:
Britain withdrew from British Somaliland in 1960 in order to allow
its protectorate to join with Italian Somaliland and form the new
nation of Somalia. In 1969, a coup headed by Mohamed SIAD Barre
ushered in an authoritarian socialist rule that managed to impose a
degree of stability in the country for a couple of decades. After
the regime's overthrow early in 1991, Somalia descended into
turmoil, factional fighting, and anarchy. In May of 1991, northern
clans declared an independent Republic of Somaliland that now
includes the administrative regions of Awdal, Woqooyi Galbeed,
Togdheer, Sanaag, and Sool. Although not recognized by any
government, this entity has maintained a stable existence, aided by
the overwhelming dominance of a ruling clan and economic
infrastructure left behind by British, Russian, and American
military assistance programs. The regions of Bari, Nugaal, an