nways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 84
with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 26
with paved runways under 914 m: 129
with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 4

@Sweden:Communications

Telephone system: 8,200,000 telephones; excellent domestic and
international facilities; automatic system
local: NA
intercity: coaxial and multiconductor cable carry most voice traffic;
parallel microwave network carries TV, radio, and some additional
telephone channels
international: 5 submarine coaxial cables; 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean)
and 1 EUTELSAT earth station

Radio:
broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 360 (mostly repeaters), shortwave 0
radios: 7 million

Television:
broadcast stations: 880 (mostly repeaters)
televisions: 3.5 million

@Sweden:Defense Forces

Branches: Swedish Army, Royal Swedish Navy, Swedish Air Force

Manpower availability: males age 15-49 2,133,420; males fit for
military service 1,864,258; males reach military age (19) annually
52,937 (1995 est.)

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $5.4 billion, 2.4% of
GDP (FY94/95)

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SWITZERLAND

@Switzerland:Geography

Location: Central Europe, east of France

Map references: Europe

Area:
total area: 41,290 sq km
land area: 39,770 sq km
comparative area: slightly more than twice the size of New Jersey

Land boundaries: total 1,852 km, Austria 164 km, France 573 km, Italy
740 km, Liechtenstein 41 km, Germany 334 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: none; landlocked

International disputes: none

Climate: temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy,
rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with
occasional showers

Terrain: mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a
central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes

Natural resources: hydropower potential, timber, salt

Land use:
arable land: 10%
permanent crops: 1%
meadows and pastures: 40%
forest and woodland: 26%
other: 23%

Irrigated land: 250 sq km (1989)

Environment:
current issues: air pollution from vehicle emissions and open air
burning; acid rain; water pollution from increased use of agricultural
fertilizers; loss of biodiversity
natural hazards: avalanches, landslides, flash floods
international agreements: party to - Air Pollution, Air
Pollution-Nitrog