Airports:
42 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 6
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 36
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 15
under 914 m: 20 (2004 est.)
Military Malawi
Military branches:
Malawi Armed Forces: Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment),
Police (includes Mobile Force Unit)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription
(2001)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 2,320,190 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 995,084 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$11.1 million (2004)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
0.7% (2004)