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COMMUNICATIONS
- Railroads: 7,578 mi.; Swedish State Railways (SJ), 7,004 mi. standard gage (4'8½"), 4,373 mi. electrified, 723 mi. double tracked; 165 mi. narrow gage (3'8" and 2'11"), and 311 mi. standard gage (4'8½") and 98 mi. narrow gage (2'11") are privately owned and operated
- Highways:61,000 mi.; 44,500 mi. are crushed stone, gravel, or improved earth; and 16,500 mi. are bitumen, concrete, stone block, or cobblestone
- Inland waterways: 1,275 mi. navigable for small steamers and barges
- Ports: 17 major, and about 150 minor
- Merchant marine: 352 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,641,218 GRT, 7,138,938 DWT
- Civil air: 65 major transport registered
- Airfields: 162 usable; 86 with permanent surface runways; 5 with runways 8,000-11,999 ft., 59 with runways 4,000-7,999 ft.; 9 seaplane stations
- Telecommunications: Excellent domestic and international facilities; 4,636,000 telephones; 42 AM, 85 FM, and 198 TV stations; 5 million radio and 2.7 million TV receivers
DEFENSE FORCES
- Military manpower: Males 15-49, 1,894,000; 1,660,000 fit for military service, 56,000 reach military age (19) annually, the Swedish Army has no standing tactical units
- Military budget: For fiscal year ending 30 June 1973, $1.47 million, about 12% of central government budget
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