Telephone system: 233,000 telephones; 28 telephones/1,000 persons; the
system is above the African average; key centers are Sfax, Sousse,
Bizerte, and Tunis
local: NA
intercity: facilities consist of open-wire lines, coaxial cable, and
microwave radio relay
international: 5 submarine cables; 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) and 1
ARABSAT earth station with back-up control station; coaxial cable and
microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya
Radio:
broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 8, shortwave 0
radios: NA
Television:
broadcast stations: 19
televisions: NA
@Tunisia:Defense Forces
Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, National Guard
Manpower availability: males age 15-49 2,294,912; males fit for military service 1,317,642; males reach military age (20) annually 93,601 (1995 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $549 million, 3% of
GDP (1994)
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TURKEY
@Turkey:Geography