GHANA (Continued)
Inland waterways: Volta, Ankobra, and Tano rivers provide 235 km of perennial navigation for launches and lighters; additional routes navigable seasonally by small craft; Lake Volta reservoir provides 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways
Pipelines: refined products, 3 km
Ports: 2 major (Tema, Takoradi), 1 naval base (Sekondi)
Civil air: 7 major transport aircraft
Airfields: 14 total, 12 usable; 5 with permanent-surface runways; 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 7 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
DEFENSE FORCES
Military manpower: males 15-49, 2,752,000; 1,532,000 fit for military service; 134,000 reach military age (18) annually
GIBRALTAR
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LAND
6.5 km2
Land boundaries: 1.6 km
WATER
Limits of territorial waters (claimed): 3 nm
Coastline: 12 km
PEOPLE
Population: 30,000 (July 1982), average annual growth rate 0.8%
Nationality: noun—Gibraltarian; adjective—Gibraltar
Ethnic divisions: mostly Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, and Spanish descent
Religion: predominantly Roman Catholic
Language: English and Spanish are primary languages; Italian, Portuguese, and Russian also spoken; English used in the schools and for all official purposes
Literacy: illiteracy is negligible
Labor force: approx. 14,800, including non-Gibraltar laborers
Organized labor: over 6,000
GOVERNMENT
Official name: Gibraltar
Type: British colony
Capital: none
Legal system: English law; constitutional talks in July 1968; new system effected in 1969 after electoral inquiry
Branches: parliamentary system comprised of the Gibraltar House of the Assembly (15 elected members and 3 ex officio members), the Council of Ministers headed by the Chief Minister, and the Gibraltar Council; the Governor is appointed by the Crown
Government leaders: Governor and Commander in Chief Gen. Sir William JACKSON; Chief Minister Sir Joshua HASSAN
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