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Republic of Armenia
Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun
Hayastan
former: Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic; Armenian Republic
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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600,000 (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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50,000 (2002) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: system inadequate; now 90% privately owned and undergoing modernization and expansion
domestic: the majority of subscribers and the most modern equipment are in Yerevan (this includes paging and mobile cellular service) international: Yerevan is connected to the Trans-Asia-Europe fiber-optic cable through Iran; additional international service is available by microwave radio relay and landline connections to the other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and through the Moscow international switch and by satellite to the rest of the world; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (2000) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 9, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios:
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850,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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3 (plus an unknown number of repeaters) (1998) |
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Televisions:
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825,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.am |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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9 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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30,000 (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 852 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines
broad gauge: 852 km 1.520-m gauge (779 km electrified) (2001 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 11,300 km
paved: 10,500 km (includes some all-weather gravel-surfaced roads) unpaved: 800 km (these roads are made of unstabilized earth and are difficult to negotiate in wet weather) (1990) |
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Waterways:
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NA km |
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Pipelines:
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natural gas 900 km (1991) |
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Ports and harbors:
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none |
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Airports:
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12 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 5
over 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 7
over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Air and Air Defense Forces, Border Guards |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 912,650 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 722,035 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 34,998 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$135 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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6.5% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Armenia supports ethnic Armenian secessionists in Nagorno-Karabakh and militarily occupies 16% of Azerbaijan - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) continues to mediate dispute; border with Turkey remains closed over Nagorno-Karabakh dispute; traditional demands regarding former Armenian lands in Turkey have subsided |
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Illicit drugs:
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illicit cultivation of small amount of cannabis for domestic consumption; used as a transit point for illicit drugs - mostly opium and hashish - moving from Southwest Asia to Russia and to a lesser extent the rest of Europe |