914 m: 4 (1998 est.)

Military

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

Military manpower--military age: 19 years of age

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 530,182 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 421,864 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--reaching military age annually:
males: 15,294 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures--dollar figure: $272 million (1998)

Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 1.8% (1998)

Transnational Issues

Disputes--international: significant progress has been made with
Croatia toward resolving a maritime border dispute over direct
access to the sea in the Adriatic; Italy and Slovenia made progress
in resolving bilateral issues

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

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@Solomon Islands
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Introduction

Background: In 1893, Britain made the southern Solomon Islands a
protectorate. Other islands were added to the group, including some
ceded to Britain by Germany. The Solomon Islands were occupied by
the Japanese during World War II. Following the war, internal
self-government was established in 1976, and independence from the
UK came two years later. Current issues include government deficits,
deforestation, and malaria control.

Geography

Location: Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean,
east of Papua New Guinea

Geographic coordinates: 8 00 S, 159 00 E

Map references: Oceania

Area:
total: 28,450 sq km
land: 27,540 sq km
water: 910 sq km

Area--comparative: slightly smaller than Maryland

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 5,313 km

Maritime claims: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines
continental shelf: 200 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

Climate: tropical monsoon; few extremes of temperature and weather

Terrain: mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Makarakomburu 2,447 m

Natural resources: fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates,
lead, zinc, nickel

Land use:
arable land: 1%
permanent crops: 1%
permanent pastures: 1%
forests and woodland: 88%
other: 9% (1993 est.)

Irrigated