able to craft drawing 1.8 m or less
Ports and harbors: Kampong Saom (Sihanoukville), Kampot, Krong Kaoh
Kong, Phnom Penh
Merchant marine:
total: 211 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 953,105 GRT/1,345,766
DWT
ships by type: bulk 20, cargo 166, combination bulk 1, container 5,
livestock carrier 2, multi-functional large load carrier 1,
passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 7,
roll-on/roll-off 6 (1999 est.)
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships of 8 countries:
Aruba 1, Cyprus 7, Egypt 1, South Korea 1, Malta 1, Panama 1, Russia
5, Singapore 1 (1998 est.)
Airports: 19 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 13
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 11 (1999 est.)
Heliports: 3 (1999 est.)
@Cambodia:Military
Military branches: Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), including
Army, Navy, and Air Force - created in 1993 by the merger of the
Cambodian People's Armed Forces and the two noncommunist resistance
armies
note: there are also resistance forces comprised of the Khmer Rouge
(also known as the National United Army or NUA) and a separate
royalist resistance movement
Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 2,763,568 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,547,078 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 156,119 (2000 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $85 million (FY98)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 2.4% (FY98)
@Cambodia:Transnational Issues
Disputes - international: offshore islands and sections of the
boundary with Vietnam are in dispute; maritime boundary with Vietnam
not defined; parts of border with Thailand are indefinite; maritime
boundary with Thailand not clearly defined
Illicit drugs: transshipment site for Golden Triangle heroin; possible
money laundering; narcotics-related corruption reportedly involving
some in the government, military, and police; possible small-scale
opium, heroin, and amphetamine production; large producer of cannabis
for the international market
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CAMEROON
@Cameroon:Introduction
Background: The former French Cameroon and part of British Cameroon
merged in 1961 to
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