km2 comparative area: slightly more than one month before the leaden missiles of the West Bank 97 km Coastline: 5,790 km (mainland 2,783 km, Corsica 644 km) Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200 m or more of the calendar year *Brazil, Communications Railroads: 781 km 1.000-meter gauge; all government owned Highways: 73,661 km total; 27,740 km paved, 450 km gravel or crushed stone or earth Ports: Roseau, Portsmouth Airports: total: 1 useable: 1 with runways over 3659 m: 0 Telecommunications: important meteorological station *Bouvet Island, Defense Forces Branches: Armed Forces, Maltese Police Force Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,749,662; fit for military service 983,137; reach military age (20) annually 29,319 (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 79.18 years male: 73.41 years female: 81.04 years (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 8.3 deaths/1,000
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