_#_Telecommunications: excellent international and domestic systems; 2,110,000 telephones; stations 64 AM, 2 FM, 14 TV; submarine cables extend to Australia and Fiji; 2 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
_*Defense Forces #_Branches: New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force
_#_Manpower availability: males 15-49, 874,443; 740,831 fit for military service; 28,814 reach military age (20) annually
_#Defense expenditures: $832 million, 1-2% of GDP (FY90) % @Nicaragua *Geography #_Total area: 129,494 km2; land area: 120,254 km2
_#_Comparative area: slightly larger than New York State
_#_Land boundaries: 1,231 km total; Costa Rica 309 km, Honduras 922 km
_#_Coastline: 910 km
_#_Maritime claims:
Contiguous zone: 25 nm security zone (status of claim uncertain);
Continental shelf: not specified;