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m: 3 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 65 Telecommunications: excellent service by broadcast stations - 19 AM, 8 FM, 1 TV; satellite earth stations - 12 AM, 1 FM, no TV; 300 radiotelephones; 4,000 radios; 108 telephones *Tuvalu, Defense Forces Branches: Royal Bahamas Defense Force (Army), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (Air Force), Maritime Safety Agency (Coast Guard) Manpower availability: males age 15-49 422,802; fit for military service 1,777,413; reach military age (18) annually 154,727 (1993 est.) Birth rate: 25.68 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Total fertility rate: 6.44 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.) Nationality: noun: Ghanaian(s) adjective: Ghanaian Ethnic divisions: Russian 81.5%, Tatar 3.8%, Ukrainian 3%, Chuvash 1.2%, Bashkir 0.9%, Belarusian 0.8%, Moldavian 0.7%, other 8.1% Religions: Russian Orthodox, Muslim, other Languages: Russian, other Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 47.03 years male: 68.36 years male: 49.83 years female: 63.82 years (1993 est.) Highways: 3,845 km total; 300 km total; 134.5

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