The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Military branches: Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard,

       Police Force

      Military manpower—military age: 15 years of age

      Military manpower—availability:

       males age 15–49: 220,670 (1999 est.)

      Military manpower—fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 121,451 (1999 est.)

      Military manpower—reaching military age annually:

       males: NA

      Military expenditures—dollar figure: $276.9 million (1994)

      Military expenditures—percent of GDP: 4.5% (1998)

      Transnational Issues

      Disputes—international: territorial dispute with Qatar over the Hawar Islands and maritime boundary dispute with Qatar currently before the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

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      @Baker Island——————

      Geography

      Location: Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia

      Geographic coordinates: 0 13 N, 176 31 W

      Map references: Oceania

      Area:

       total: 1.4 sq km

       land: 1.4 sq km

       water: 0 sq km

      Area—comparative: about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in

       Washington, DC

      Land boundaries: 0 km

      Coastline: 4.8 km

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

      Climate: equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun

      Terrain: low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef

      Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 8 m

      Natural resources: guano (deposits worked until 1891)

      Land use:

       arable land: 0%

       permanent crops: 0%

       permanent pastures: 0%

       forests and woodland: 0%

       other: 100%

      Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1993)

      Natural hazards: the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard

      Environment—current issues: no natural fresh water resources

      Environment—international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA

      Geography—note: treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife

      People

      Population: uninhabited

       note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and

       naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during

       World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by

       special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and

       generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and

       remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the

       middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife

       Service

      Government

      Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Baker Island

      Data code: FQ

      Dependency status: unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system

      Legal system: NA

      Flag description: the flag of the US is used

      Economy

      Economy—overview: no economic activity

      Transportation

      Ports and harbors: none; offshore anchorage only; note—there is

       one boat landing area along the middle of the west coast

      Airports: 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m, completely

       covered with vegetation and unusable

      Transportation—note: there is a day beacon near the middle of the

       west coast

      Military

      Military—note: defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard

      Transnational Issues

      Disputes—international: none

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      @Bangladesh—————

      Geography

      Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between

       Burma and India

      Geographic coordinates: 24 00 N, 90 00 E

      Map references: Asia

      Area:

       total: 144,000 sq km

       land: 133,910 sq km

       water: 10,090 sq km

      Area—comparative: slightly smaller than Wisconsin

      Land boundaries: total: 4,246 km border countries: Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km

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