Airports:
total: 15
with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 3
with paved runways under 914 m: 4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1
@Cyprus:Communications
Telephone system: 210,000 telephones; excellent in both the area
controlled by the Cypriot Government (Greek area), and in the
Turkish-Cypriot administered area; largely open-wire and microwave
radio relay
local: NA
intercity: microwave radio relay
international: international service by tropospheric scatter, 3
submarine cables, and 2 INTELSAT (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)
and 1 EUTELSAT earth station
Radio:
Greek sector: NA
broadcast stations: AM 11, FM 8, shortwave 0
radios: NA
Turkish sector: NA
broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0
radios: NA
Television: Greek sector: NA broadcast stations: 1 (repeaters 34) televisions: NA Turkish sector: NA broadcast stations: 1 televisions: NA
@Cyprus:Defense Forces
Branches:
Greek area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval
elements), Greek Cypriot Police
Turkish area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force
Manpower availability: males age 15-49 188,231; males fit for military
service 129,397; males reach military age (18) annually 5,467 (1995
est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $457 million, 5.6% of
GDP (1995)
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