1988 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1988 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Airfields
44 total, 43 usable; 25 with permanent-surface runways; 14 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 3 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Boundary disputes
none; claimed by
Branches
Army, Navy, Air Force
Civil air
47 major transport aircraft
Coastline
386 km
Comparative area
slightly larger than Massachusetts
Highways
103,396 km total; 1,317 km limited access, divided autoroute; 11,717 km national highway; 1,362 km provincial road; about 38,000 km other paved; about 51,000 km unpaved rural
Inland waterways
2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use)
Land boundaries
515 km total
Military budget
for fiscal year ending 31 December 1986, $3.4 billion; 8.3% of the central government budget izeCitvy.. jl i: • P • < , .-Caribbean I Sea Punta Gorda
Military manpower
males 15-49, 2,500,000; 2,114,000 fit for military service; 80,000 reach military age (19) annually
Pipelines
refined products, 1,115 km; crude, 161 km; natural gas, 3,300 km
Ports
6 major, 1 minor
Telecommunications
excellent domestic and international telephone and telegraph facilities; 4.22 million telephones (42.8 per 100 pop!.); 6 AM, 39 FM, 32 TV stations; 6 submarine cables; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT stations; 2 EUTELSAT antenDefense Forces
Territorial sea
3 nm
Total area
22,960 km2; land area: 22,800 km2