compulsory Elections: President: last held 5-6 June 1993 Capital: Asmara (formerly Asmera) Administrative divisions: 23 governorates; Beja, Ben Arous, Bizerte, Gabes, Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; 233,000 telephones (28 telephones per 1000 persons (December 1990); connections with Moscow international gateway switch; INTELSAT earth station *Botswana, Defense Forces Branches: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force Manpower availability: males age 15-49 15,691,874; fit for military service 1,798,122; reach military age (18) annually 2,066 (1993 est.) Birth rate: 11.54 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Infant mortality rate: 112.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.) Birth rate: 49.22 births/1,000 population (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74.43 years male: 65.47 years female:
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