The 2005 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

users:

       150,000 (2003)

      Transportation Armenia

      Railways:

       total: 845 km

       broad gauge: 845 km 1.520-m gauge (828 km electrified)

       note: some lines are out of service (2004)

      Highways:

       total: 8,431 km

       paved: 8,161 km (includes 7,567 km of expressways)

       unpaved: 270 km (2002)

      Pipelines:

       gas 1,871 km (2004)

      Airports:

       16 (2004 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 (2004 est.)

      Airports - with unpaved runways:

       total: 5

       1,524 to 2,437 m: 2

       914 to 1,523 m: 2

       under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)

      Military Armenia

      Military branches:

       Army, Air Force, Air Defense Force

      Military service 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)

      Manpower available for military service:

       males age 18–49: 722,836 (2005 est.)

      Manpower fit for military service:

       males age 18–49: 551,938 (2005 est.)

      Manpower reaching military service age annually:

       males: 31,774 (2005 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 since the early 1990s, has militarily occupied 16% of Azerbaijan

       - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

       continues to mediate dispute; over 800,000 mostly ethnic

       Azerbaijanis were driven from the occupied lands and Armenia; about

       230,000 ethnic Armenians were driven from their homes in Azerbaijan

       into Armenia; Azerbaijan seeks transit route through Armenia to

       connect to Naxcivan exclave; border with Turkey remains closed over

       Nagorno-Karabakh dispute; ethnic Armenian groups in Javakheti region

       of Georgia seek greater autonomy; tens of thousands of Armenians

       emigrate, primarily to Russia, to seek employment

      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

       land: 193 sq km

       water: 0 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:

       71,566 (July 2005 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 19.9% (male 7,308/female 6,960)

       15–64 years: 68.2% (male 23,736/female 25,068)

       65 years and over: 11.9% (male 3,486/female 5,008) (2005 est.)

      Median age:

       total: 38 years

       male: 36.07 years

       female: 39.7 years (2005 est.)

      Population growth rate: