Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 35
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 21 (2006)
Pipelines:
refined products 540 km (2006)
Roadways:
total: 31,210 km
paved: 4,494 km
unpaved: 26,716 km (2003)
Waterways:
4,600 km
note: primarily Mekong and tributaries; 2,897 additional km are
intermittently navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m (2005)
Merchant marine:
total: 1 ship (1000 GRT or over) 2,370 GRT/3,110 DWT
by type: cargo 1 (2006)
Military Laos
Military branches:
Lao People's Army (LPA; includes Riverine Force), Air Force
Military service age and obligation:
15 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service
obligation - minimum 18 months (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,500,625
females age 15-49: 1,521,116 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 954,816
females age 15-49: 1,006,082 (2005 est.)