The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ 2,437 m: 4

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

       total: 26

       2,438 to 3,047 m: 2

       1,524 to 2,437 m: 4

       under 914 m: 9 (2004 est.)

       914 to 1,523 m: 11

      Heliports:

       5 (2003 est.)

      Military Hungary

      Military branches:

       Ground Forces, Air Forces

      Military manpower - military age and obligation: 18 years of age for voluntary military service; conscription abolished in June 2004 (June 2004)

      Military manpower - availability:

       males age 15–49: 2,519,052 (2004 est.)

      Military manpower - fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 2,011,750 (2004 est.)

      Military manpower - reaching military age annually:

       males: 64,426 (2004 est.)

      Military expenditures - dollar figure:

       $1.08 billion (2002 est.)

      Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

       1.75% (2002 est.)

      Transnational Issues Hungary

      Disputes - international:

       Hungary amended the status law extending special social and

       cultural benefits to ethnic Hungarians in neighboring states, who

       had objected to the law; Slovakia and Hungary have renewed

       discussions on ways to resolve differences over the

       Gabcikovo-Nagymaros hydroelectric dam on the Danube, with possible

       resort again to the ICJ for final resolution

      Illicit drugs:

       transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin and cannabis and for

       South American cocaine destined for Western Europe; limited producer

       of precursor chemicals, particularly for amphetamine and

       methamphetamine; improving, but remains vulnerable to money

       laundering related to organized crime and drug trafficking

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      @Iceland

      Introduction Iceland

      Background:

       Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants

       during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the

       world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing,

       established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland was

       subsequently ruled by Norway and Denmark. Fallout from the Askja

       volcano of 1875 devastated the Icelandic economy and caused

       widespread famine. Over the next quarter century, 20% of the

       island's population emigrated, mostly to Canada and the US. Limited

       home rule from Denmark was granted in 1874 and complete independence

       attained in 1944. Literacy, longevity, income, and social cohesion

       are first-rate by world standards.

      Geography Iceland

      Location:

       Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the North

       Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the UK

      Geographic coordinates:

       65 00 N, 18 00 W

      Map references:

       Arctic Region

      Area:

       total: 103,000 sq km

       water: 2,750 sq km

       land: 100,250 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       slightly smaller than Kentucky

      Land boundaries:

       0 km

      Coastline:

       4,988 km

      Maritime claims:

       territorial sea: 12 nm

       continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin

       exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

      Climate:

       temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy

       winters; damp, cool summers

      Terrain:

       mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast

       deeply indented by bays and fiords

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

       highest point: Hvannadalshnukur 2,119 m (at Vatnajokull glacier)

      Natural resources:

       fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite

      Land use: arable land: 0.07% permanent crops: 0% other: 99.93% (2001)

      Irrigated land:

       NA sq km

      Natural hazards:

       earthquakes and volcanic activity

      Environment - current issues:

       water pollution from fertilizer runoff; inadequate wastewater

       treatment

      Environment - international agreements:

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