Telephone system: NA telephones; 5 telephones/1,000 persons; domestic
telephone system is poor; long-distance telephoning has been improved
by a domestic satellite system which also carries TV
local: NA
intercity: NA
international: 3 INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth stations and submarine
cables to Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates
Radio:
broadcast stations: AM 96, FM 4, shortwave 0
radios: NA
Television:
broadcast stations: 274 (government controlled)
televisions: NA
@India:Defense Forces
Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, various security or paramilitary forces (includes Border Security Force, Assam Rifles, and Coast Guard)
Manpower availability: males age 15-49 253,134,487; males fit for military service 148,814,104; males reach military age (17) annually 9,461,907 (1995 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $7.8 billion, 2.8% of
GDP (FY94/95)
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INDIAN OCEAN
@Indian Ocean:Geography