The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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crude oil 9,070 km; petroleum products 560 km; natural

       gas 9,383 km (1998)

      Ports and harbors: Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Huangpu,

       Lianyungang, Nanjing, Nantong, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao,

       Shanghai, Shantou, Tianjin, Xiamen, Xingang, Yantai, Zhanjiang

      Merchant marine:

       total: 1,759 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,828,349

       GRT/24,801,291 DWT

       ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 330, cargo 855, chemical tanker

       21, combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 1, container 121,

       liquefied gas tanker 20, multifunction large-load carrier 6, oil

       tanker 245, passenger 8, passenger-cargo 47, refrigerated cargo 25,

       roll-on/roll-off cargo 24, short-sea passenger 43, vehicle carrier 1

       (1998 est.)

      Airports: 206 (1996 est.)

      Airports—with paved runways: total: 192 over 3,047 m: 18 2,438 to 3,047 m: 65 1,524 to 2,437 m: 90 914 to 1,523 m: 13 under 914 m: 6 (1996 est.)

      Airports—with unpaved runways: total: 14 1,524 to 2,437 m: 8 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 1 (1996 est.)

      Military

      Military branches: People's Liberation Army (PLA), which includes the Ground Forces, Navy (includes Marines and Naval Aviation), Air Force, Second Artillery Corps (the strategic missile force), People's Armed Police (internal security troops, nominally subordinate to Ministry of Public Security, but included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and considered to be an adjunct to the PLA in wartime)

      Military manpower—military age: 18 years of age

      Military manpower—availability:

       males age 15–49: 361,267,706 (1999 est.)

      Military manpower—fit for military service:

       males age 15–49: 198,398,601 (1999 est.)

      Military manpower—reaching military age annually:

       males: 10,273,696 (1999 est.)

      Military expenditures—dollar figure: $12.608 billion (FY99); note-Western analysts believe that China's real defense spending is several times higher than the official figure because several significant items are funded elsewhere

      Military expenditures—percent of GDP: NA%

      Transnational Issues

      Disputes—international: boundary with India in dispute; dispute over at least two small sections of the boundary with Russia remain to be settled, despite 1997 boundary agreement; most of the boundary with Tajikistan in dispute; 33-km section of boundary with North Korea in the Paektu-san (mountain) area is indefinite; involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei; maritime boundary dispute with Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin; Paracel Islands occupied by China, but claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan; claims Japanese-administered Senkaku-shoto (Senkaku Islands/Diaoyu Tai), as does Taiwan; sections of land border with Vietnam are indefinite

      Illicit drugs: major transshipment point for heroin produced in the Golden Triangle; growing domestic drug abuse problem

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      @Christmas Island————————

      Geography

      Location: Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of

       Indonesia

      Geographic coordinates: 10 30 S, 105 40 E

      Map references: Southeast Asia

      Area:

       total: 135 sq km

       land: 135 sq km

       water: 0 sq km

      Area—comparative: about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC

      Land boundaries: 0 km

      Coastline: 138.9 km

      Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm

      Climate: tropical; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds

      Terrain: steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau

      Elevation extremes: lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Murray Hill 361 m

      Natural resources: phosphate

      Land use:

       arable land: NA%

       permanent crops: NA%

       permanent pastures: NA%

       forests and woodland: NA%

       other: 100% (1993 est.)

      Irrigated land: NA sq km

      Natural hazards: the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard

      Environment—current issues: NA

      Environment—international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA

      Geography—note: located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean

      People

      Population: 2,373 (July 1999 est.)

      Age structure: 0–14 years: NA 15–64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA

      Population growth rate: 7.77% (1999 est.)

      Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population

      Death rate: NA deaths/1,000 population

      Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population

      Infant mortality rate: NA deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: NA male: NA female: NA

      Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman

      Nationality: noun: Christmas Islander(s) adjective: Christmas Island

      Ethnic groups: Chinese 61%, Malay 25%, European 11%, other 3%, no

       indigenous population

      Religions: Buddhist 55%, Christian 15%, Muslim 10%, other 20%

       (1991)

      Languages: English

      Government

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Territory of Christmas Island

       conventional short form: Christmas Island

      Data code: KT

      Dependency status: territory of Australia; administered from

       Canberra by the Australian Department of the Environment, Sport and

       Territories

      Government type: NA

      Capital: The Settlement

      Administrative divisions: none (territory of Australia)

      Independence: none (territory of Australia)

      National holiday: NA

      Constitution: Christmas Island Act of 1958

      Legal system: under the authority of the governor general of

       Australia and Australian law

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),

       represented by the Australian governor general

       head of government: Administrator (acting) Graham NICHOLLS (since NA)

       elections:


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