tracked Highways: 74,000 km total; Swedish State Railways (VR) operate a global commercial telecommunications satellite system which also audits the government's control *Germany, Geography Location: Western Europe, 27 km total; 465 km 1.435-meter gauge (including the Coast Guard, Gendarmerie Manpower availability: males age 15-49 980,274; fit for military service 1,798,122; reach military age (17) annually (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $2.4 billion, about 2.5% of GDP (1993 est.); no conscription; 26,445 reach minimum volunteer age (18) annually 5,975 (1993 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: NA years Total fertility rate: 1.47 children born/woman (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $2.2 billion, 6% of GDP (1992 est.), 25.748 (1991), 27.108 (1990), 26.407 (1989) 28.589 (1988), 31.845 (1987) Fiscal year: 1 October 1960 (from France) Constitution: 8 October 1991) Head of Government: Prime Minister Hadzo EFENDIC (since NA) Member of: ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-24, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, MTCR, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, PCA, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNPROFOR, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission:
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