on it is owned domestically, includes the following foreign-owned ships
registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 9,
Germany 70, Greece 54, Hong Kong 2, Japan 4, Monaco 8, Netherlands 8,
Norway 10, Poland 16, Singapore 1, Turkey 6, United Kingdom 3, United
States 87, Uruguay 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 82, cargo 14,
chemical tanker 24, combination ore/oil 4, container 46, liquefied gas
8, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 88, vehicle
carrier 3

Airports: 17 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways: total: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to
1,523 m: 1 (2001)

Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 13 914 to 1,523 m: 10 under
914 m: 3 (2001)

Military Marshall Islands

Military branches: no regular military forces; Police Force

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $NA

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: NA%

Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the US

Transnational Issues Marshall Islands

Disputes - international: claims US territory of Wake Island

This page was last updated on 1 January 2002

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Romania

Introduction

Romania

Background: Soviet occupation following World War II led to the
formation of a Communist "peoples republic" in 1947 and the abdication
of the king. The decades-long rule of dictator Nicolae CEAUSESCU
and his Securitate police state became increasingly oppressive and
draconian through the 1980s. CEAUSESCU was overthrown and executed
in late 1989. Former communists dominated the government until 1996
when they were swept from power by a fractious coalition of center-right
parties. Today the Communist Party, renamed the Party of Social Democracy,
rules in cooperation with the ethnic Hungarian minority rights party.
Much economic restructuring remains to be carried out before Romania
can achieve its hope of joining the EU.

Geography Romania

Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria
and Ukraine

Geographic coordinates: 46 00 N, 25 00 E

Map references: Europe

Area: total: 237,500 sq km land: 230,340 sq km water: 7,160 sq km

Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Oregon

Land boundaries: total: 2,508 km border countries: Bulgaria 608 km,
Hungary 443 km, Moldova 450 km, Yugoslavia 476 km, Ukraine (north)
362 km, Ukraine (east) 169 km

Coastline: 225 km

Maritime claims: