@Bulgaria:Communications
Telephone system: 2,600,000 telephones; 29 telephones/100 persons
(1992); extensive but antiquated transmission system of coaxial cable
and microwave radio relay; direct dialing to 36 countries; telephone
service is available in most villages; almost two-thirds of the lines
are residential; 67% of Sofia households have phones (November 1988)
local: NA
intercity: NA
international: 1 earth station using Intersputnik; INTELSAT link used
through a Greek earth station
Radio:
broadcast stations: AM 20, FM 15, shortwave 0
radios: NA
Television:
broadcast stations: 29 (Russian repeater in Sofia 1)
televisions: 2.1 million (May 1990)
@Bulgaria:Defense Forces
Branches: Army, Navy, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Troops,
Internal Troops
Manpower availability: males age 15-49 2,171,414; males fit for
military service 1,810,989; males reach military age (19) annually
69,200 (1995 est.)
Defense expenditures: 13 billion leva, NA% of GDP (1994 est.); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results
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