Merchant marine:
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 71,405 GRT/110,939 DWT
ships by type: cargo 1, container 1, oil tanker 1
Airports:
total: 85
with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 8
with paved runways under 914 m: 54
with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 14
@Uruguay:Communications
Telephone system: 337,000 telephones; telephone density 10/100 persons; some modern facilities local: most modern facilities concentrated in Montevideo intercity: new nationwide microwave network international: 2 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth stations
Radio:
broadcast stations: AM 99, FM 0, shortwave 9
radios: NA
Television:
broadcast stations: 26
televisions: NA
@Uruguay:Defense Forces
Branches: Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Coast Guard, Marines),
Air Force, Grenadier Guards, Coracero Guard, Police
Manpower availability: males age 15-49 775,060; males fit for military
service 629,385 (1995 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $216 million, 2.3% of
GDP (1991 est.)