DWT (1998 est.)

Airports: 174 (1998 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 22
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 4 (1998 est.)

Airports--with unpaved runways:
total: 152
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
914 to 1,523 m: 39
under 914 m: 96 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense
Forces, Militia

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 4,385,483 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 2,526,447 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures--dollar figure: $72 million (FY97)

Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 4.7% (1997)

Transnational Issues

Disputes--international: none

Illicit drugs: Southern African transit hub for South American
cocaine probably destined for the European and US markets; producer
of hashish and methaqualone

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Geography

Location: Southern Africa, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean,
between Angola and South Africa

Geographic coordinates: 22 00 S, 17 00 E

Map references: Africa

Area:
total: 825,418 sq km
land: 825,418 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area--comparative: slightly more than half the size of Alaska

Land boundaries:
total: 3,824 km
border countries: Angola 1,376 km, Botswana 1,360 km, South Africa
855 km, Zambia 233 km

Coastline: 1,572 km

Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate: desert; hot, dry; rainfall sparse and erratic

Terrain: mostly high plateau; Namib Desert along coast; Kalahari
Desert in east

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Konigstein 2,606 m

Natural resources: diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, lead, tin,
lithium, cadmium, zinc, salt, vanadium, natural gas, fish; suspected
deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, iron ore

Land use:
arable land: 1%
permanent crops: 0%
permanent pastures: 46%
forests and woodland: 22%
other: 31% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: 60 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards: prolonged periods of drought

Environment--current issues: very limited natural fresh water
resources; desertification

Environment--international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Clim