Telephone system: about 650,000 telephones; 177 telephones/1,000
persons; progress on installation of fiber optic cable and
construction of facilities for mobile cellular phone service remains
in the negotiation phase for joint venture agreement
local: NA
intercity: NA
international: international connections to other former republics of
the USSR are by landline or microwave and to other countries by
satellite and by leased connection through the Moscow international
gateway switch; 1 INTELSAT satellite link
Radio:
broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
radios: NA
Television:
broadcast stations: NA; note - 100% of population receives Armenian
and Russian TV programs
televisions: NA
@Armenia:Defense Forces
Branches: Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, National Guard, Security
Forces (internal and border troops)
Manpower availability: males age 15-49 877,414; males fit for military
service 699,167; males reach military age (18) annually 28,634 (1995
est.)
Defense expenditures: 250 million rubles, NA% of GDP (1992 est.); note - conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results
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ARUBA
(part of the Dutch realm)