Railways: total: 797 km narrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge (2005)

Roadways: total: 15,451 km paved: 6,956 km unpaved: 8,495 km (2003)

Waterways:
700 km (on Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and Shire River) (2006)

Ports and terminals:
Chipoka, Monkey Bay, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Chilumba

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: 2,430,514 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,226,802 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$15.81 million (2005 est.)