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total: 21,846 km paved: 11,425 km unpaved: 10,421 km (1996 est.) note: roads need maintenance and repair Waterways: NA km; large sections of Sava blocked by downed bridges, silt, and debris Pipelines: crude oil 174 km; natural gas 90 km (1992); note--pipelines now disrupted Ports and harbors: Bosanska Gradiska, Bosanski Brod, Bosanski Samac, and Brcko (all inland waterway ports on the Sava none of which are fully operational), Orasje Merchant marine: none Airports: 25 (1998 est.) Airports--with paved runways: total: 9 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (1998 est.) Airports--with unpaved runways: total: 16 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 7 under 914 m: 8 (1998 est.) Heliports: 3 (1998 est.) Military Military branches: Federation Army or VF (composed of both Croatian and Bosnian Muslim elements), Army of the Serb Republic (composed of Bosnian Serb elements); note--within both of these forces air and air defense are subordinate commands Military manpower--military age: 19 years of age Military manpower--availability: males age 15-49: 951,541 (1999 est.) Military manpower--fit for military service: males age 15-49: 764,992 (1999 est.) Military manpower--reaching military age annually: males: 28,438 (1999 est.) Military expenditures--dollar figure: $NA Military expenditures--percent of GDP: NA% Transnational Issues Disputes--international: disputes with Serbia over Serbian populated areas Illicit drugs: minor transit point for marijuana and opiate trafficking routes to Western Europe ====================================================================== @Botswana -------- Geography Location: Southern Africa, north of South Africa Geographic coordinates: 22 00 S, 24 00 E Map references: Africa Area: total: 600,370 sq km land: 585,370 sq km water: 15,000 sq km Area--comparative: slightly smaller than Texas Land boundaries: total: 4,013 km border countries: Namibia 1,360 km, South Africa 1,840 km, Zimbabwe 813 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none (landlocked) Climate: semiarid; warm winters and hot summers Terrain: predominantly flat to gently rolling tableland; Kalahari Desert in southwest Elevation extremes: lowest point: junction of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers 513 m
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