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

total: 15,918 km

       paved: 15,329 km (includes 7,527 km of expressways)

       unpaved: 589 km (2000)

      Pipelines:

       gas 1,871 km (2004)

      Ports and harbors:

       none

      Airports:

       17 (2003 est.)

      Airports - with paved runways:

       total: 11

       over 3,047 m: 2

       2,438 to 3,047: 1

       1,524 to 2,437 m: 5

       914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2003 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

       total: 6

       over 3,047 m: 1

       1,524 to 2,437 m: 2

       914 to 1,523 m: 2

       under 914 m: 1 (2003 est.)

      Military Armenia

      Military branches:

       Army, Air Force and Air Defense Force

      Military manpower - military age and obligation: 18–27 years of age for compulsory military service, conscript service obligation - 12 months; 18 years of age for voluntary military service (May 2004)

      Military manpower - availability:

       males age 15–49: 812,140 (2004 est.)

      Military manpower - fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 649,568 (2004 est.)

      Military manpower - reaching military age annually:

       males: 31,926 (2004 est.)

      Military expenditures - dollar figure:

       $135 million (FY01)

      Military expenditures - percent of GDP:

       6.5% (FY01)

      Transnational Issues Armenia

      Disputes - international:

       Armenia supports ethnic Armenian secessionists in Nagorno-Karabakh

       and militarily occupies 16% of Azerbaijan - Organization for

       Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) continues to mediate

       dispute; border with Turkey remains closed over Nagorno-Karabakh

       dispute; traditional demands regarding former Armenian lands in

       Turkey have subsided; ethnic Armenian groups in Javakheti region of

       Georgia seek greater autonomy from the new Georgian Government

      Refugees and internally displaced persons:

       refugees (country of origin): 236,306 (Azerbaijan)

       IDPs: 50,000 (conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh) (2004)

      Illicit drugs:

       illicit cultivation of small amount of cannabis for domestic

       consumption; used as a transit point for illicit drugs - mostly

       opium and hashish - moving from Southwest Asia to Russia and to a

       lesser extent the rest of Europe

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      @Aruba

      Introduction Aruba

      Background:

       Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the

       Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main

       industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity

       brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last

       decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry.

       Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a

       separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

       Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in

       1990.

      Geography Aruba

      Location:

       Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela

      Geographic coordinates:

       12 30 N, 69 58 W

      Map references:

       Central America and the Caribbean

      Area:

       total: 193 sq km

       water: 0 sq km

       land: 193 sq km

      Area - comparative:

       slightly larger than Washington, DC

      Land boundaries:

       0 km

      Coastline:

       68.5 km

      Maritime claims:

       territorial sea: 12 nm

      Climate:

       tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation

      Terrain:

       flat with a few hills; scant vegetation

      Elevation extremes:

       lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m

       highest point: Mount Jamanota 188 m

      Natural resources:

       NEGL; white sandy beaches

      Land use:

       arable land: 10.53% (including aloe 0.01%)

       permanent crops: 0%

       other: 89.47% (2001)

      Irrigated land:

       0.01 sq km (1998 est.)

      Natural hazards:

       lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt

      Environment - current issues:

       NA

      Geography - note:

       a flat, riverless island renowned for its white sand beaches; its

       tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from the

       Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is almost constant at about 27

       degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit)

      People Aruba

      Population:

       71,218 (July 2004 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 20.3% (male 7,429; female 7,051)

       15–64 years: 68.2% (male 23,587; female 25,007)

       65 years and over: 11.4% (male 3,347; female 4,797) (2004 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 37.5 years

       male: 35.7 years

       female: 39.1 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       0.51% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:

       11.53 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:

       6.47 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex