ty remains low (2006)
international: country code - 94; submarine cables to Indonesia,
Djibouti, India and Maldives; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat
(Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM, FM, Shortwave combined 34 (2006)

Radios:
3.85 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
14 (2006)

Televisions:
1.53 million (1997)

Internet country code:
.lk

Internet hosts:
6,526 (2006)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
5 (2000)

Internet users:
280,000 (2005)

Transportation Sri Lanka

Airports:
16 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 14
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 7 (2006)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2006)

Railways:
total: 1,449 km
broad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge (2005)

Roadways:
total: 97,287 km
paved: 78,802 km
unpaved: 18,485 km (2003)

Waterways:
160 km (primarily on rivers in southwest) (2005)

Merchant marine:
total: 22 ships (1000 GRT or over) 144,066 GRT/196,418 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 17, container 2, petroleum tanker 2
foreign-owned: 7 (Germany 5, UAE 2)
registered in other countries: 5 (Panama 5) (2006)

Ports and terminals:
Colombo, Galle

Military Sri Lanka

Military branches:
Sri Lankan Army, Sri Lankan Navy, Sri Lankan Air Force (2006)

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 4,933,217
females age 18-49: 5,153,597 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 3,789,627
females age 18-49: 4,281,043 (2005 est.)

Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 174,049
females age 18-49: 167,201 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$606.2 million (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.6% (2005 est.)

Transnational Issues Sri Lanka

Disputes - international:
none

Refugees and internally displaced persons:
IDPs: 500,000-600,000 (both Tamils and non-Tamils displaced due to
long-term Tamil conflict renewed in 2006) (2006)

This page was last updated on 8 February, 2007

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@Sudan

Introduction Sudan

Background:
Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have
dominated national politics