Television broadcast stations: 26

Televisions: 725,000 (1992 est.)

Defense ———-

Branches: Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm, Coast Guard,
Marines), Air Force, Grenadier Guards, Coracero Guard, Police

Manpower availability: males age 15-49: 783,890 males fit for military service: 636,454 (1996 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $256 million, 1.5% of GDP (1994)

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Map —-

Location: 41 00 N, 64 00 E — Central Asia, north of Afghanistan