Название: The 2003 CIA World Factbook
Автор: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Издательство: Bookwire
Жанр: Социология
isbn: 4057664566355
isbn:
Waterways:
990 km
note: 260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable
during highwater season
Pipelines:
oil 480 km (2003)
Ports and harbors:
Champerico, Puerto Barrios, Puerto Quetzal, San Jose, Santo Tomas
de Castilla
Merchant marine:
none (2002 est.)
Airports:
466 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 2 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 455
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 115
under 914 m: 330 (2002)
Military Guatemala
Military branches:
Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force
Military manpower - military age:
18 years of age (2003 est.)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15–49: 3,320,077 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15–49: 2,167,270 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 151,294 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$120 million (FY99)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.6% (FY99)
Transnational Issues Guatemala
Disputes - international:
Guatemalan squatters continue to settle in Belize border region;
OAS brokered Differendum in 2002 creating small adjustment to land
boundary, large Guatemalan maritime corridor in Caribbean, joint
ecological park for disputed Sapodilla Cays, and substantial US-UK
financial package, but agreement was not brought to popular
referendum leaving Guatemalan claim to southern half of Belize intact
Illicit drugs:
major transit country for cocaine and heroin; minor producer of
illicit opium poppy and cannabis for mostly domestic consumption;
proximity to Mexico makes Guatemala a major staging area for drugs
(cocaine and heroin shipments); money laundering is a serious
problem; corruption is a major problem
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003
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@Guernsey
Introduction Guernsey
Background:
The island of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the
last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway
in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil
occupied by German troops in World War II.
Geography Guernsey
Location:
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Geographic coordinates:
49 28 N, 2 35 W
Map references:
Europe
Area:
total: 78 sq km
note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other
smaller islands
water: 0 sq km
land: 78 sq km
Area - comparative:
about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
50 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM
Climate:
temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are
overcast
Terrain:
mostly level with low hills in southwest
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m
Natural resources:
cropland
Land use:
arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA%
other: NA%
Irrigated land: