Monday, July 5, 2010

India Facts and Figures - Transportation,Transnational Issues,Military

India Facts and Figures - Transportation,Transnational Issues & Military

India Transportation,Transnational Issues & Military


India    Transportation
Railways: total:  62,915 km (12,307 km electrified; 12,617 km double track)



broad gauge:  40,620 km 1.676-m gauge



narrow gauge:  18,501 km 1.000-m gauge; 3,794 km 0.762-m and 0.610-m gauge (1998 est.)
Highways: total:  3,319,644 km



paved:  1,517,077 km



unpaved:  1,802,567 km (1996)
Waterways: 16,180 km



note:  3,631 km navigable by large vessels
Pipelines: crude oil 3,005 km; petroleum products 2,687 km; natural gas 1,700 km (1995)
Ports and harbors: Chennai (Madras), Cochin, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Vishakhapatnam
Merchant marine: total:  315 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,433,831 GRT/10,691,973 DWT



ships by type:  bulk 117, cargo 70, chemical tanker 15, combination bulk 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 15, liquefied gas 9, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 76, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 2 (2000 est.)
Airports: 337 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: total:  235



over 3,047 m:  13



2,438 to 3,047 m:  48



1,524 to 2,437 m:  81



914 to 1,523 m:  77



under 914 m:  16 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways: total:  102



2,438 to 3,047 m:  1



1,524 to 2,437 m:  6



914 to 1,523 m:  40



under 914 m:  55 (2000 est.)
Heliports: 16 (2000 est.)
India    Military
Military branches: Army, Navy (including naval air arm), Air Force, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, Rashtriya Rifles, and National Security Guards)
Military manpower - military age: 17 years of age
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49:  280,204,502 (2001 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49:  164,410,461 (2001 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males:  10,879,384 (2001 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $13.02 billion (FY01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 2.5% (FY00)
India    Transnational Issues
Disputes - international: boundary with China in dispute; status of Kashmir with Pakistan; water-sharing problems with Pakistan over the Indus River (Wular Barrage); a portion of the boundary with Bangladesh is indefinite; exchange of 151 enclaves along border with Bangladesh subject to ratification by Indian parliament; dispute with Bangladesh over New Moore/South Talpatty Island
Illicit drugs: world's largest producer of licit opium for the pharmaceutical trade, but an undetermined quantity of opium is diverted to illicit international drug markets; transit country for illicit narcotics produced in neighboring countries; illicit producer of hashish and methaqualone

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