sputnik, and 1 Arabsat

Radio broadcast stations:
Greek area: AM 11, FM 8, shortwave 0
Turkish area: AM 2, FM 6, shortwave 0

Radios:
Greek area: 270,000 (1993 est.)
Turkish area: 42,170 (1985 est.)

Television broadcast stations:
Greek area: 1 (repeaters 34)
Turkish area: 1

Televisions:
Greek area: 107,000 (1992 est.)
Turkish area: 75,000 (1993 est.)

Defense
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Branches:
Greek area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; includes air and
naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police
Turkish area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force

Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: 190,372
males fit for military service: 130,880
males reach military age (18) annually: 5,749 (1996 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $493 million,
5.6% of GDP (1995)

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@Czech Republic
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Map
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Location: 49 45 N, 15 30 E -- Central Europe, southeast of Germany

Flag
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Description: two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red
with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side (almost
identical to the flag of the former Czechoslovakia)

Geography
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Location: Central Europe, southeast of Germany

Geographic coordinates: 49 45 N, 15 30 E

Map references: Europe

Area:
total area: 78,703 sq km
land area: 78,645 sq km
comparative area: slightly smaller than South Carolina

Land boundaries:
total: 1,880 km
border countries: Austria 362 km, Germany 646 km, Poland 658 km,
Slovakia 214 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: none (landlocked)

International disputes: Liechtenstein claims restitution for 1,600
sq km of Czech territory confiscated from its royal family in 1918;
Sudeten German claims for restitution of property confiscated in
connection with their expulsion after World War II versus the Czech
Republic claims that restitution does not precede February 1948 when
the Communists seized power; unresolved property issues with
Slovakia over redistribution of property of the former Czechoslovak
federal government

Climate: temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters

Terrain: Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills,
and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east
consists of very hilly country
lowest point: Elbe River 115 m
highes