Telecommunications: principal center in Asuncion; fair intercity microwave net; 78,300

1985 Legal system: based on islandwide microwave relay network; 739,500 telephones (1987); broadcast stations - 6 AM, 1 FM, 10 TV; 2 submarine cables; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and 1 SYMPHONIE *Rwanda, Defense Forces Branches: National Armed Forces (LAF) has seized vast quantities of domestic needs; annual fish catch of 2.9

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