aved runways:
total: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 3 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Reserve
Force (Home Guards), Civil Defense Force

Military manpower--military age: 18 years of age

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 1,478,729 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,130,482 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--reaching military age annually:
males: 45,919 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures--dollar figure: $436 million (1998)

Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 2.1% (1998)

Transnational Issues

Disputes--international: ongoing Gabcikovo Dam dispute with
Hungary is before the International Court of Justice; unresolved
property issues with Czech Republic over redistribution of former
Czechoslovak federal property

Illicit drugs: minor, but increasing, transshipment point for
Southwest Asian heroin and hashish bound for Western Europe

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Geography

Location: Southeastern Europe, eastern Alps bordering the
Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia

Geographic coordinates: 46 00 N, 15 00 E

Map references: Europe

Area:
total: 20,256 sq km
land: 20,256 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area--comparative: slightly smaller than New Jersey

Land boundaries:
total: 1,334 km
border countries: Austria 330 km, Croatia 670 km, Italy 232 km,
Hungary 102 km

Coastline: 46.6 km

Maritime claims: NA

Climate: Mediterranean climate on the coast, continental climate
with mild to hot summers and cold winters in the plateaus and
valleys to the east

Terrain: a short coastal strip on the Adriatic, an alpine
mountain region adjacent to Italy and Austria, mixed mountain and
valleys with numerous rivers to the east

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point: Triglav 2,864 m

Natural resources: lignite coal, lead, zinc, mercury, uranium,
silver

Land use:
arable land: 12%
permanent crops: 3%
permanent pastures: 24%
forests and woodland: 54%
other: 7% (1996 est.)

Irrigated land: 20 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards: flooding and earthquakes

Environment--current issues: Sava River polluted with domestic and
industrial waste; pollution of coastal waters with heavy metals and
toxic chemicals;