optic cable, and microwave radio relay
international: tropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial and 5 fiber-optic
submarine cables; satellite earth stations--3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic
Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat

Radio broadcast stations: Greek Cypriot area: AM 4, FM 36,
shortwave 1, Turkish Cypriot area: AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0

Radios: Greek Cypriot area: 500,000 (1996 est.); Turkish Cypriot
area: 130,000 (1996 est.)

Television broadcast stations: Greek Cypriot area: 7 (in
addition, there are 35 low-power repeaters) (1997); Turkish Cypriot
area: 3 (in addition, there are 4 repeaters) (1997)

Televisions: Greek Cypriot area: 300,000 (1996 est.); Turkish
Cypriot area: 90,000 (1996 est.)

Transportation

Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: Greek Cypriot area: 10,415 km; Turkish Cypriot area: 2,350 km
paved: Greek Cypriot area: 5,947 km; Turkish Cypriot area: 1,370 km
unpaved: Greek Cypriot area: 4,468 km; Turkish Cypriot area: 980 km
(1996 est.)

Ports and harbors: Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Paphos,
Vasilikos Bay

Merchant marine:
total: 1,469 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 23,362,067
GRT/36,945,331 DWT
ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 430, cargo 530, chemical tanker
23, combination bulk 42, combination ore/oil 11, container 141,
liquefied gas tanker 6, oil tanker 152, passenger 7, refrigerated
cargo 58, roll-on/roll-off cargo 49, short-sea passenger 14,
specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 1
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 37
countries among which are Greece 611, Germany 129, Russia 49, Latvia
278, Netherlands 20, Japan 28, Cuba 16, China 15, Hong Kong 13, and
Poland 15 (1998 est.)

Airports: 15 (1998 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 12
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (1998 est.)

Airports--with unpaved runways:
total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 2 (1998 est.)

Heliports: 4 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: Greek Cypriot area: Greek Cypriot National
Guard (GCNG; includes air and naval elements), Hellenic Forces
Regiment on Cyprus (ELDYK), Greek Cypriot Police; Turkish Cypriot
area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (TCSF), Turkish Forces Regiment
on Cyprus (KTKA), Turkish mainland army units

Military manpower--military age: 18 years of age

Military manpower--availabi