460 km; does not include industrial lines (1990)
Highways:
78,400 km total; 67,000 km hard-surfaced, 11,400 km earth (1990)
Pipelines:
crude oil 250 km, petroleum products 40 km, natural gas 810 km (1992)
Ports:
none; landlocked
Airports:
totol:
265
useable:
74
with permanent-surface runways:
30
with runways over 3,659 m: 2
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
20
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
19
Telecommunications:
poorly developed; NMT-450 analog cellular network established in Tashkent;
1.4 million telephone lines with 7.2 lines per 100 persons (1992); linked by
landline or microwave with CIS member states and by leased connection via
the Moscow international gateway switch to other countries; satellite earth
stations - Orbita and INTELSAT (TV receive only); new intelsat earth station
provides TV receive only capability for Turkish broadcasts; new satellite
ground station also installed in Tashkent for direct linkage to Tokyo.

*Uzbekistan, Defense Forces

Branches:
Army, National Guard, Republic Security Forces (internal and border troops)
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 5,214,075; fit for military service 4,272,398; reach
military age (18) annually 218,916 (1993 est.)
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $NA, NA% of GDP

*Vanuatu, Geography

Location:
Oceania, 5,750 km southwest of Honolulu in the South Pacific Ocean, about
three-quarters of the way between Hawaii and Australia
Map references:
Oceania, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
14,760 km2
land area:
14,760 km2
comparative area:
slightly larger than Connecticut
note:
includes more than 80 islands
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
2,528 km
Maritime claims:
measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
contiguous zone:
24 nm
continental shelf:
200 nm or the edge of continental margin
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
tropical; moderated by southeast trade winds
Terrain:
mostly mountains of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains
Natural resources:
manganese, hardwood forests, fish
Land use:
arable land:
1%
permanent crops:
5%
meadows and pastures:
2%
forest and woodland:
1%
other:
91%
Irrigated land:
NA km2
Environment:
subject to tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanism
causes minor earthquakes

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