lecommunication system not well developed;
215,000 unsatisfied requests for telephone service (1991 est.)
domestic: NA
international: international connections to other former Soviet
republics by landline and microwave radio relay through Ukraine and
to other countries by leased connections to the Moscow international
gateway switch; satellite earth stations - 1 Eutelsat and 1 Intelsat

Radio broadcast stations: AM 9, FM 5, shortwave NA (1994)

Radios: NA

Television broadcast stations: 2 (one national and one private)
(1995)

Televisions: NA

Defense
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Branches: Ground Forces, Air and Air Defense Forces, Republic
Security Forces (internal and border troops)

Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 1,125,538
males fit for military service: 888,757
males reach military age (18) annually: 37,183 (1996 est.)

Defense expenditures: 203 million lei, 2.5% of GDP (1995); note -
conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current
exchange rate could produce misleading results

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@Monaco
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Map
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Location: 43 44 N, 7 24 E -- Western Europe, bordering the
Mediterranean Sea, on the southern coast of France, near the border
with Italy

Flag
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Description: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white;
similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of
Poland which is white (top) and red

Geography
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Location: Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, on the
southern coast of France, near the border with Italy

Geographic coordinates: 43 44 N, 7 24 E

Map references: Europe

Area:
total area: 1.9 sq km
land area: 1.9 sq km
comparative area: about three times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
total: 4.4 km
border country: France 4.4 km

Coastline: 4.1 km

Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers

Terrain: hilly, rugged, rocky
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mont Agel 140 m

Natural resources: none

Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
meadows and pastures: 0%
forest and woodland: 0%
other: 100%

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Environment:
current issues: NA
natural hazards: NA
internation