, and Ministry of Internal Affairs oversee
Lithuania's telecommunications; the national operator is Lietuvos
Telomas; Internet is available
domestic: local--three cellular service providers; NMT-450 and GSM
standards provide services nationwide; 80% of customers are on the
two GSM networks; 157,000 cellular customers; intercity--Lithuania is
close to completing its fiber-optic backbone consisting of two small
rings inside a larger ring
international: Lithuania has international fiber-optic connectivity
to Latvia, Poland, and an undersea fiber-optic cable to Sweden

Radio broadcast stations: AM 13, FM 26, shortwave 1

Radios: 1.42 million (1993 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 3

Televisions: NA; note--93% of the population have TV, 30% have
cable or satellite dish, and 16% own VCRs (1996)

Transportation

Railways:
total: 2,002 km
broad gauge: 2,002 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) (1994)

Highways:
total: 68,161 km
paved: 60,527 km (including 410 km of expressways)
unpaved: 7,634 km (1997 est.)

Waterways: 600 km perennially navigable

Pipelines: crude oil, 105 km; natural gas 760 km (1992)

Ports and harbors: Kaunas, Klaipeda

Merchant marine:
total: 54 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 316,616 GRT/353,683 DWT
ships by type: cargo 26, combination bulk 11, oil tanker 2, railcar
carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 10, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1,
short-sea passenger 3 (1998 est.)

Airports: 96 (1994 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 25
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 14 (1994 est.)

Airports--with unpaved runways:
total: 71
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 63 (1994 est.)

Military

Military branches: Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense
Force, Security Forces (internal and border troops), National Guard
(Skat)

Military manpower--military age: 18 years of age

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 906,687 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 713,436 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--reaching military age annually:
males: 26,168 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures--dollar figure: $181 million (1999)

Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 1.5% (1999)

Transnational Issues

Disputes--international: ongoing talks over maritime bound