(2001)

Military Slovenia

Military branches: Slovenian Army (includes Air and Naval Forces)

Military manpower - military age: 19 years of age (2002 est.)

Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 521,881 (2002 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 414,878
(2002 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 14,513
(2002 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $370 million (FY00)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.7% (FY00)

Transnational Issues Slovenia

Disputes - international: Slovenia and Croatia have not obtained
parliamentary ratification of 2001 land and marine boundary treaty, which
cedes villages on the Dragonja River and Sveta Gera (Trdinov Peak) to
Croatia, and most of Pirin Bay to Slovenia but restricts Slovenian access
to the open sea; Austria has minor dispute with Slovenia over nuclear
power plants and post-World War II treatment of German-speaking minorities

Illicit drugs: minor transit point for cocaine and Southwest Asian
heroin bound for Western Europe, and for precursor chemicals

This page was last updated on 1 January 2002

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Sierra Leone

Introduction

Sierra Leone

Background: Since 1991, civil war between the government and the
Revolutionary United Front (RUF) has resulted in tens of thousands of
deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (well over
one-third of the population) many of whom are now refugees in neighboring
countries. After several setbacks, the end to the eleven-year conflict
in Sierra Leone may finally be near at hand. With the support of the UN
peacekeeping force and contributions from the World Bank and international
community, demobilization and disarmament of the RUF and Civil Defense
Forces (CDF) combatants has been completed. Reestablishment of government
authority throughout the country is slowly proceeding and national
elections took place in May 2002.

Geography Sierra Leone

Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between
Guinea and Liberia

Geographic coordinates: 8 30 N, 11 30 W

Map references: Africa

Area: total: 71,740 sq km water: 120 sq km land: 71,620 sq km

Area - comparative: slightly smaller than South Carolina

Land boundaries: total: 958 km border countries: Guinea 652 km, Liberia
306 km

Coastline: 402 km

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