Telephones: 5,622,976 (1986 est.)
Telephone system: excellent domestic and international services domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 265, shortwave 0
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: 18 (repeaters 1,322)
Televisions: 2.513 million (1994 est.)
Defense ———-
Branches: Army, Air Force and Antiaircraft Command, Frontier
Guards, Fortification Guards
Manpower availability: males age 15-49: 1,893,587 males fit for military service: 1,623,414 males reach military age (20) annually: 41,425 (1996 est.)
Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $3.74 billion, 1.4% of GDP (1995)