@Vietnam:Communications
Telephone system: NA telephones; 2 telephones/1,000 persons; the
inadequacies of the obsolete switching equipment and cable system are
a serious constraint on the business sector and on economic growth,
and restrict access to the international links that Vietnam has
established with most major countries; the telephone system is not
generally available for private use
local: NA
intercity: NA
international: 3 satellite earth stations
Radio:
broadcast stations: AM NA, FM 228, shortwave 0
radios: 7 million (1991)
Television:
broadcast stations: 36 (repeaters 77)
televisions: 2.5 million (1991)
@Vietnam:Defense Forces
Branches: People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN; includes Ground forces, Navy (includes Naval Infantry), and Air Force
Manpower availability: males age 15-49 18,799,370; males fit for military service 11,913,116; males reach military age (17) annually 742,394 (1995 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $435 million, 2.5% of
GDP (1994)
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