Waterways:
5 km (small network of canals in Line Islands) (2003)
Merchant marine:
total: 2 ships (1000 GRT or over) 2,749 GRT/3,911 DWT
by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 1
foreign-owned: 1 (UAE 1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:
Betio
Military Kiribati
Military branches:
no regular military forces; Police Force (carries out law
enforcement functions and paramilitary duties; small police posts
are on all islands)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 21,938 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 14,231 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:
males age 18-49: 1,128 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
NA