r US$1--140.940 (October
1998), 129.286 (1997), 94.157 (1996), 40.839 (1995), 12.010
(official fixed rate 1991-94)

Fiscal year: calendar year

Communications

Telephones: 131,655 (1992 est.)

Telephone system: since unification in 1990, efforts have been
made to create a national telecommunications network
domestic: the network consists of microwave radio relay, cable, and
tropospheric scatter
international: satellite earth stations--3 Intelsat (2 Indian Ocean
and 1 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 2
Arabsat; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia and Djibouti

Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 1, shortwave 0

Radios: 325,000 (1993 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 7 (in addition, there are several
low-power repeaters) (1997)

Televisions: 100,000 (1993 est.)

Transportation

Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: 64,725 km
paved: 5,243 km
unpaved: 59,482 km (1996 est.)

Pipelines: crude oil 644 km; petroleum products 32 km

Ports and harbors: Aden, Al Hudaydah, Al Mukalla, As Salif,
Mocha, Nishtun

Merchant marine:
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 12,059 GRT/18,563 DWT
ships by type: cargo 1, oil tanker 2 (1998 est.)

Airports: 48 (1998 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 12
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (1998 est.)

Airports--with unpaved runways:
total: 36
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 12
under 914 m: 3 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Forces,
paramilitary (includes Police)

Military manpower--military age: 18 years of age

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 3,776,075 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 2,119,308 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--reaching military age annually:
males: 212,005 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures--dollar figure: $413.6 million (1999)

Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 7.6% (1999)

Transnational Issues

Disputes--international: a large section of boundary with Saudi
Arabia is not defined; Hanish Islands dispute with Eritrea resolved
by arbitral tribunal in October 1998

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