Railways: total: 729 km narrow gauge: 729 km 1.000-m gauge (2005)
Roadways: total: 15,100 km paved: 1,827 km unpaved: 13,273 km (1999)
Waterways:
1,815 km (2005)
Ports and terminals:
Koulikoro
Military Mali
Military branches:
Army, Air Force, National Guard
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service;
conscript service obligation - two years (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 2,094,432
females age 18-49: 2,027,352 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,244,176
females age 18-49: 1,226,226 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$106.3 million (2005 est.)