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unpaved: 5,430 km (1999 est.)

      Waterways:

       150 km (on River Niger along northern border) (2004)

      Ports and harbors:

       Cotonou, Porto-Novo

      Merchant marine:

       none

      Airports:

       5 (2003 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways:

       total: 1

       1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

       total: 4

       2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

       1,524 to 2,437 m: 1

       914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2004 est.)

      Military Benin

      Military branches:

       Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force

      Military manpower - military age and obligation: 21 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; in practice, volunteers may be taken at the age of 18; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript tour of duty - 18 months (2004)

      Military manpower - availability:

       males age 15–49: 1,638,010

       females age 15–49: 1,647,850 (2004 est.)

      Military manpower - fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 835,561

       females age 15–49: 835,633 (2004 est.)

      Military manpower - reaching military age annually:

       males: 77,552

       females: 81,841 (2004 est.)

      Military expenditures - dollar figure:

       $98.3 million (2003)

      Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

       2.7% (2003)

      Transnational Issues Benin

      Disputes - international:

       two villages remain in dispute along the border with Burkina Faso;

       accuses Burkina Faso of moving boundary pillars; much of Benin-Niger

       boundary, including tripoint with Nigeria, remains undemarcated, and

       ICJ ad hoc judges have been selected to rule on disputed Niger and

       Mekrou River islands; several villages along the Okpara River are in

       dispute with Nigeria; a joint boundary commission continues to

       resurvey the boundary with Togo to verify Benin's claim that Togo

       moved boundary stones

      Illicit drugs:

       transshipment point for narcotics associated with Nigerian

       trafficking organizations and most commonly destined for Western

       Europe and the US; vulnerable to money laundering due to a poorly

       regulated financial infrastructure

      This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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      @Bermuda

      Introduction Bermuda

      Background:

       Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists

       headed for Virginia. Tourism to the island to escape North American

       winters first developed in Victorian times. Tourism continues to be

       important to the island's economy, although international business

       has overtaken it in recent years. Bermuda has developed into a

       highly successful offshore financial center. A referendum on

       independence was soundly defeated in 1995.

      Geography Bermuda

      Location:

       North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east

       of South Carolina (US)

      Geographic coordinates:

       32 20 N, 64 45 W

      Map references:

       North America

      Area:

       total: 53.3 sq km

       water: 0 sq km

       land: 53.3 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       about one-third the size of Washington, DC

      Land boundaries:

       0 km

      Coastline:

       103 km

      Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm

      Climate:

       subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in winter

      Terrain:

       low hills separated by fertile depressions

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

       highest point: Town Hill 76 m

      Natural resources:

       limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism

      Land use: arable land: 20% permanent crops: 0% other: 80% (55% developed, 45% rural/open space) (2001)

      Irrigated land:

       NA sq km

      Natural hazards:

       hurricanes (June to November)

      Environment - current issues:

       asbestos disposal; water pollution; preservation of open space;

       sustainable development

      Geography - note:

       consists of about 138 coral islands and islets with ample rainfall,

       but no rivers or freshwater lakes; some land was leased by US

       Government from 1941 to 1995

      People Bermuda

      Population:

       64,935 (July 2004 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 19.1% (male 6,192; female 6,186)

       15–64 years: 69.3% (male 22,268; female 22,703)

       65 years and over: 11.7% (male 3,295; female 4,291) (2004 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 39.2 years

       male: 38.3 years

       female: 40.1 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       0.68% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:

       11.83 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:

       7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       2.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

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