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

system:

       general assessment: poor to fair system; Internet accessible; many

       rural communities not yet connected; expansion of services is

       underway

       domestic: primarily microwave radio relay; wireless local loop has

       been installed

       international: country code - 233; satellite earth stations - 4

       Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel

       system connects Ghana to its neighbors; fiber optic submarine cable

       (SAT-3/WASC) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia

      Radio broadcast stations:

       AM 0, FM 49, shortwave 3 (2001)

      Radios:

       12.5 million (2001)

      Television broadcast stations:

       10 (2001)

      Televisions:

       1.9 million (2001)

      Internet country code:

       .gh

      Internet hosts:

       407 (2004)

      Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

       12 (2000)

      Internet users:

       170,000 (2002)

      Transportation Ghana

      Railways: total: 953 km narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)

      Highways: total: 39,409 km paved: 11,665 km unpaved: 27,744 km (1999 est.)

      Waterways:

       1,293 km

       note: 168 km for launches and lighters on Volta, Ankobra, and Tano

       rivers; 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways on Lake Volta

       (2003)

      Pipelines:

       refined products 74 km (2004)

      Ports and harbors:

       Takoradi, Tema

      Merchant marine:

       total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 19,086 GRT/26,185 DWT

       foreign-owned: Brazil 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, Spain 1

       (2004 est.)

       by type: petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 5

      Airports:

       12 (2003 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways:

       total: 7

       2,438 to 3,047 m: 1

       1,524 to 2,437 m: 4

       914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

       total: 5

       914 to 1,523 m: 3

       under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)

      Military Ghana

      Military branches:

       Army, Navy, Air Force

      Military manpower - military age and obligation:

       18 years of age for compulsory and volunteer military service (2001)

      Military manpower - availability:

       males age 15–49: 5,391,378 (2004 est.)

      Military manpower - fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 2,994,600 (2004 est.)

      Military manpower - reaching military age annually:

       males: 244,809 (2004 est.)

      Military expenditures - dollar figure:

       $44 million (2003)

      Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

       0.6% (2003)

      Transnational Issues Ghana

      Disputes - international: Ghana must still deal with refugees and returning nationals escaping rebel fighting in Cote d'Ivoire

      Refugees and internally displaced persons:

       refugees (country of origin): 42,466 (Liberia) (2004)

      Illicit drugs:

       illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug trade;

       major transit hub for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin and, to a

       lesser extent, South American cocaine destined for Europe and the

       US; widespread crime and corruption have made money laundering a

       problem, but the lack of a well-developed financial infrastructure

       limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center

      This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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      @Gibraltar

      Introduction Gibraltar

      Background:

       Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by

       Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was

       formally declared a colony in 1830. In referendums held in 1967 and

       2002, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted

       overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency.

      Geography Gibraltar

      Location:

       Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links

       the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern

       coast of Spain

      Geographic coordinates:

       36 8 N, 5 21 W

      Map references:

       Europe

      Area:

       total: 6.5 sq km

       water: 0 sq km

       land: 6.5 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

      Land boundaries: total: 1.2 km border countries: Spain 1.2 km

      Coastline:

       12 km

      Maritime claims:

       territorial sea: 3 nm

      Climate:

       Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers

      Terrain:

       a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m

       highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m

      Natural resources:

       none

      Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)

      Irrigated land:

       NA sq km

      Natural hazards:

       NA

      Environment - current issues: limited natural freshwater resources: large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect rainwater (no longer used for drinking water) and adequate desalination plant

      Geography - note:

       strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that