roducts 455 km; note--additionally, there is
a parallel petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) pipeline being
completed

Ports and harbors: Chinhae, Inch'on, Kunsan, Masan, Mokp'o,
P'ohang, Pusan, Tonghae-hang, Ulsan, Yosu

Merchant marine:
total: 442 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,212,089
GRT/8,161,845 DWT
ships by type: bulk 106, cargo 133, chemical tanker 36, combination
bulk 5, container 52, liquefied gas tanker 13, multifunction
large-load carrier 1, oil tanker 56, passenger 3, refrigerated cargo
22, roll-on/roll-off cargo 2, short-sea passenger 1, specialized
tanker 3, vehicle carrier 9 (1998 est.)

Airports: 103 (1998 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 68
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 18
1,524 to 2,437 m: 15
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 21 (1998 est.)

Airports--with unpaved runways:
total: 35
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 32 (1998 est.)

Heliports: 200 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, National
Maritime Police (Coast Guard)

Military manpower--military age: 18 years of age

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 13,954,916 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 8,890,144 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--reaching military age annually:
males: 400,468 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures--dollar figure: $9.9 billion (FY98/99)

Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 3.2% (FY98/99)

Transnational Issues

Disputes--international: Demarcation Line with North Korea;
Liancourt Rocks (Takeshima/Tokdo) claimed by Japan

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Geography

Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Iraq
and Saudi Arabia

Geographic coordinates: 29 30 N, 45 45 E

Map references: Middle East

Area:
total: 17,820 sq km
land: 17,820 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area--comparative: slightly smaller than New Jersey

Land boundaries:
total: 464 km
border countries: Iraq 242 km, Saudi Arabia 222 km

Coastline: 499 km

Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate: dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters

Terrain: flat to slightly undulating desert plain

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 306 m

Natural resources: petroleum, fi