The 2008 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ assessment: modern facilities domestic: totally automatic system; highly developed; the Bahamas Domestic Submarine Network links 14 of the islands and is designed to satisfy increasing demand for voice and broadband internet services international: country code - 1–242; landing point for the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber-optic submarine cable that provides links to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and the US; satellite earth stations - 2 (2007)

      Radio broadcast stations:

      AM 3, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2006)

      Radios:

      215,000 (1997)

      Television broadcast stations:

      2 (2006)

      Televisions:

      67,000 (1997)

      Internet country code:

      .bs

      Internet hosts:

      41 (2008)

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

      19 (2000)

      Internet users:

      120,000 (2007)

      Transportation

       Bahamas, The

      Airports:

      62 (2007)

      Airports - with paved runways:

      total: 24 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 12 914 to 1,523 m: 7 (2007)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

      total: 38 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 11 under 914 m: 22 (2007)

      Heliports:

      1 (2007)

      Roadways:

      total: 2,717 km paved: 1,560 km unpaved: 1,133 km (2002)

      Merchant marine:

      total: 1,223 by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 210, cargo 226, carrier 2, chemical tanker 88, combination ore/oil 12, container 65, liquefied gas 77, passenger 109, passenger/cargo 35, petroleum tanker 209, refrigerated cargo 119, roll on/roll off 16, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 51 foreign-owned: 1,150 (Angola 6, Belgium 15, Bermuda 12, Brazil 2, Canada 84, China 10, Croatia 1, Cuba 1, Cyprus 25, Denmark 67, Finland 9, France 30, Germany 44, Greece 209, Hong Kong 30, Iceland 1, Indonesia 2, Ireland 2, Isle of Man 1, Italy 4, Japan 87, Jordan 2, Kenya 1, Malaysia 13, Monaco 15, Montenegro 2, Netherlands 9, Nigeria 2, Norway 189, Poland 17, Russia 4, Saudi Arabia 16, Singapore 17, Slovenia 1, South Africa 1, Spain 14, Sweden 4, Switzerland 1, Thailand 5, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Turkey 8, UAE 23, UK 56, US 106, Venezuela 1) registered in other countries: 12 (Bolivia 1, Panama 9, Peru 1, Portugal 1) (2008)

      Ports and terminals:

      Freeport, Nassau, South Riding Point

      Military

       Bahamas, The

      Military branches:

      Royal Bahamian Defense Force: Land Force, Navy, Air Wing (2007)

      Military service age and obligation:

      18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2008)

      Manpower available for military service:

      males age 16–49: 80,200 (2008 est.)

      Manpower fit for military service:

      males age 16–49: 50,282 (2008 est.)

      Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

      male: 3,016 female: 3,024 (2008 est.)

      Military expenditures:

      0.5% of GDP (2006)

      Transnational Issues

       Bahamas, The

      Disputes - international:

      disagrees with the US on the alignment the northern axis of a potential maritime boundary; continues to monitor and interdict drug dealers and Haitian and Cuban refugees in Bahamian waters

      Illicit drugs:

      transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for US and Europe; offshore financial center

      This page was last updated on 18 December, 2008

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      @Bahrain

      Introduction

       Bahrain

      Background:

      In 1783, the al-Khalifa family captured Bahrain from the Persians. In order to secure these holdings, it entered into a series of treaties with the UK during the 19th century that made Bahrain a British protectorate. The archipelago attained its independence in 1971. Bahrain's small size and central location among Persian Gulf countries require it to play a delicate balancing act in foreign affairs among its larger neighbors. Facing declining oil reserves, Bahrain has turned to petroleum processing and refining and has transformed itself into an international banking center. King HAMAD bin Isa al-Khalifa, after coming to power in 1999, pushed economic and political reforms to improve relations with the Shia community. Shia political societies participated in 2006 parliamentary and municipal elections. Al Wifaq, the largest Shia political society, won the largest number of seats in the elected chamber of the legislature. However, Shi'a discontent has resurfaced in recent years with street demonstrations and occasional low-level violence.

      Geography

       Bahrain

      Location:

      Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, east of Saudi Arabia

      Geographic coordinates:

      26 00 N, 50 33 E

      Map references:

      Middle East

      Area:

      total: 665 sq km land: 665 sq km water: 0 sq km

      Area - comparative:

      3.5 times the size of Washington, DC

      Land boundaries:

      0 km

      Coastline:

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