The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ age:

       19 years of age (2003 est.)

      Military manpower - availability:

       males age 15–49: 9,243,884 (2003 est.)

      Military manpower - fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 5,646,418 (2003 est.)

      Military manpower - reaching military age annually:

       males: 412,545 (2003 est.)

      Military expenditures - dollar figure:

       $1.87 billion (FY99)

      Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

       4.1% (FY99)

      Transnational Issues Algeria

      Disputes - international:

       Libya claims about 32,000 sq km in a dormant dispute still

       reflected on its maps in southeastern Algeria; armed bandits based

       in Mali attack southern Algerian towns; border with Morocco remains

       closed over mutual claims of harboring militants, arms smuggling;

       Algeria supports the exiled Sahrawi Polisario Front and rejects

       Moroccan administration of Western Sahara

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      @American Samoa

      Introduction American Samoa

      Background:

       Settled as early as 1000 B.C., Samoa was "discovered" by European

       explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter

       half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which

       Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. The US formally

       occupied its portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the

       excellent harbor of Pago Pago - the following year.

      Geography American Samoa

      Location:

       Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half

       way between Hawaii and New Zealand

      Geographic coordinates:

       14 20 S, 170 00 W

      Map references:

       Oceania

      Area:

       total: 199 sq km

       note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island

       water: 0 sq km

       land: 199 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       slightly larger than Washington, DC

      Land boundaries:

       0 km

      Coastline:

       116 km

      Maritime claims:

       exclusive economic zone: 200 NM

       territorial sea: 12 NM

      Climate:

       tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual

       rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season from November to April,

       dry season from May to October; little seasonal temperature variation

      Terrain:

       five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains,

       two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m

       highest point: Lata 966 m

      Natural resources:

       pumice, pumicite

      Land use: arable land: 5% permanent crops: 10% other: 85% (1998 est.)

      Irrigated land:

       NA sq km

      Natural hazards:

       typhoons common from December to March

      Environment - current issues: limited natural fresh water resources; the water division of the government has spent substantial funds in the past few years to improve water catchments and pipelines

      Geography - note:

       Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the

       South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and

       protected by peripheral mountains from high winds; strategic

       location in the South Pacific Ocean

      People American Samoa

      Population:

       70,260 (July 2003 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 37.5% (male 13,557; female 12,818)

       15–64 years: 57% (male 19,712; female 20,346)

       65 years and over: 5.4% (male 2,081; female 1,746) (2003 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 21.6 years

       male: 21.1 years

       female: 22.2 years (2002)

      Population growth rate:

       2.22% (2003 est.)

      Birth rate:

       23.26 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Death rate:

       4.38 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       3.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: СКАЧАТЬ