The 1996 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

total: 2,671 km paved: 2,011 km unpaved: 660 km (1991 est.)

      Pipelines: crude oil 56 km; petroleum products 16 km; natural gas 32 km

      Ports: Manama, Mina' Salman, Sitrah

      Merchant marine:

       total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 117,060 GRT/194,061 DWT

       ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, oil tanker 1

       (1995 est.)

      Airports:

       total: 3

       with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2

       with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1 (1995 est.)

      Heliports: 1 (1995 est.)

      Communications———————

      Telephones: 73,552 (1987 est.)

      Telephone system: modern system; good domestic services and

       excellent international connections

       domestic: NA

       international: tropospheric scatter to Qatar and UAE; microwave

       radio relay to Saudi Arabia; submarine cable to Qatar, UAE, and

       Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic

       Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat

      Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0

      Radios: 320,000 (1993 est.)

      Television broadcast stations: 2 (1988 est.)

      Televisions: 270,000 (1993 est.)

      Defense———

      Branches: Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense, Coast Guard,

       Police Force

      Manpower availability: males age 15–49: 213,792 males fit for military service: 118,702 (1996 est.)

      Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $247 million, 5.5% of GDP (1994)

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      @Baker Island——————

      (territory of the US)

      Map—

      Location: 0 13 N, 176 31 W—Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific

       Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia

      Flag——

      Description: the flag of the US is used

      Geography————

      Location: Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about

       one-half of the way from Hawaii to Australia

      Geographic coordinates: 0 13 N, 176 31 W

      Map references: Oceania

      Area:

       total area: 1.4 sq km

       land area: 1.4 sq km

       comparative area: about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in

       Washington, DC

      Land boundaries: 0 km

      Coastline: 4.8 km

      Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm

      International disputes: none

      Climate: equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun

      Terrain: low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow

       fringing reef

       lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m

       highest point: unnamed location 8 m

      Natural resources: guano (deposits worked until 1891)

      Land use:

       arable land: 0%

       permanent crops: 0%

       meadows and pastures: 0%

       forest and woodland: 0%

       other: 100%

      Irrigated land: 0 sq km

      Environment:

       current issues: no natural fresh water resources

       natural hazards: the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can

       be a maritime hazard

       international agreements: NA

      Geographic note: treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife

      People———

      Population: uninhabited; note - American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and cemetery ruins are located near the middle of the west coast

      Government—————

      Name of country: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Baker Island

      Data code: FQ

      Type of government: unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system

      Capital: none; administered from Washington, DC

      Flag: the flag of the US is used

      Economy———

      Economic overview: no economic activity

      Transportation———————

      Ports: none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one boat

       landing area along the middle of the west coast

      Airports: 1 abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m

      Transportation note: there is a day beacon near the middle of the

       west coast

      Defense———

      Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the US; visited

       annually by the US Coast Guard

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      @Bangladesh—————

      Map—

      Location: 24 00 N, 90 00 E—Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of

       Bengal, between Burma and India

      Flag——

      Description: green with a large red disk slightly to the hoist

       side of center; green is the traditional color of Islam

      Geography————

      Location: Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between

       Burma and India

      Geographic coordinates: 24 00 N, 90 00 E

      Map references: Asia

      Area:

       total area: 144,000 sq km

       land area: 133,910 sq km

       comparative area: slightly smaller than Wisconsin

      Land boundaries: total: 4,246 km border countries: Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km

      Coastline: 580 km

      Maritime claims:

       contiguous zone: 18 nm