lti-function-large-load-carrier, 5 refrigerated cargo
Airports:
total:
694
useable:
100
with permanent-surface runways:
111
with runways over 3,659 m:
3
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
81
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
78
Telecommunications:
international electronic mail system established in Kiev; Ukraine has about
7 million telephone lines (135 telephones for each 1000 persons); as of
mid-1992, 650 telephone lines per 1000 persons in Kiev with 15-20 digital
switches as of mid-1991; NMT-450 analog cellular network under construction
in Kiev; 3.56 million applications for telephones could not be satisfied as
of January 1990; international calls can be made via satellite, by landline
to other CIS countries, and through the Moscow international switching
center on 150 international lines; satellite earth stations employ INTELSAT,
INMARSAT, and Intersputnik; fiber optic cable installation (intercity)
remains incomplete; new international digital telephone exchange operational
in Kiev for direct communication with 167 countries

*Ukraine, Defense Forces

Branches:
Army, Navy, Airspace Defense Forces, Republic Security Forces (internal and
border troops), National Guard
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 12,070,775; fit for military service 9,521,697; reach
military age (18) annually 365,534 (1993 est.)
Defense expenditures:
544,256 million karbovantsi, NA% of GDP (forecast for 1993); note -
conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange
rate could produce misleading results

*United Arab Emirates, Geography

Location:
Middle East, along the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Map references:
Middle East, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
75,581 km2
land area:
75,581 km2
comparative area:
slightly smaller than Maine
Land boundaries:
total 867 km, Oman 410 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km
Coastline:
1,318 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf:
defined by bilateral boundaries or equidistant line
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
3 nm assumed for most of country,
12 nm for Ash Shariqah (Sharjah)
International disputes:
location and status of boundary with Saudi Arabia is not final; no defined
boundary with most of Oman, but Administrative Line in far north; claims two
islands in the Persian Gulf occupied by Iran (Jazireh-ye Tonb-e Bozorg or
Greater Tu