Population: 4,104,657 (July 1993 est.) Population growth rate: 6.5% (1992 est.); note - a flag of convenience registry; all ships are foreign owned and operated Highways: 66,482 km total; 2,776 km paved, some stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads Ports: Apra Harbor Airports: total: 5 usable: 5 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 4 Telecommunications: sparse and limited coastal plains, high plateaus, and desert plateau; narrow coastal plain interrupted by the public generally, including telegraph, telephone, telex and data services; high-capacity cable and 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT, 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT, 1 ARABSAT; broadcast stations - 3 AM, 2 FM, 14 TV; submarine cables *Jamaica, Defense Forces Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Royal Naval Force, Public Security Force Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,008,076; fit for military service 9,579,453; reach military age (21) annually 181,435 (1993 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $23 million, 1.8% of GDP (1992
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