No. 1343. TRANSPORTATION-SHIPPING, RAILWAYS, AVIATION, AND MOTOR VEHICLES, BY COUNTRY

[See text, p. 800, for general comments concerning the data. Statistical coverage of all these items varies considerably among countries; for details, see source]

No. 1343.

TRANSPORTATION-SHIPPING, RAILWAYS, AVIATION, AND MOTOR
VEHICLES, BY COUNTRY-Continued

[See text, p. 800, for general comments concerning the data. Statistical coverage of all these items varies considerably among countries; for details, see source]

1 As of June 30. Represents gross registered tons (see text, p. 564) for vessels of 100 gross tons and over. Excludes vessels without mechanical means of propulsion; includes sailing vessels with auxiliary power. Excludes ships trading on Caspian Sea.

In general, represents sum of net registered tonnages (see text, p. 564) of seagoing foreign and domestic merchant vessels (power and sailing) entered with cargo from a foreign port and refers to only one entrance for each foreign voyage. Except as noted, excludes vessels "in ballast," i.e., entering without unloading goods. 3 Represents weight of all goods (including their packing) in external trade loaded to and unloaded from seagoing vessels of all flags at ports of country specified. For most countries, excludes bunkers, ships stores, ballast, and transshipment (goods transshipped from an importing vessel to an exporting vessel).

Relates to domestic and international traffic on all railway lines within each country shown, excluding railways entirely within an urban unit and plantation, industrial mining, funicular and cable railways. In general, passenger miles include all passengers except military, government, and railway personnel when carried without revenue; ton-miles relate to freight net ton-miles and include all goods whether carried by fast or ordinary trains except service traffic, mail, baggage, and nonrevenue governmental stores.

Covers both domestic and international scheduled services operated by companies registered in each country. Includes supplementary services occasioned by overflow traffic on regularly scheduled trips and preparatory flights for new scheduled services.

Represents officially estimated number of vehicles in use. Includes passenger cars and commercial vehicles. For most countries shown, excludes 2- and 3-wheeled cycles and motorcycles, trams, trolley buses, ambulances, hearses, military vehicles, police and special purpose or government security vehicles, trailers, and farm tractors. Includes Great Lakes." After time adjustment, loaded approximately same as unloaded. • Excludes People's Republic of China, U.S.S.R. (which became a member of ICAO on Nov. 14, 1970), and other nonmembers of International Civil Aviation Organization as of Dec. 31, 1970.

10 Excludes People's Republic of China; Democratic Republic of Vietnam and Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

11 Includes Great Lakes international traffic. 12 Includes vessels in ballast. 13 For 1970.

14 Year ending June 30. 13 For 1968. 16 All entrances counted. 17 Includes service traffic.

18 Year ending Sept. 30. 19 Including Great Lakes and St. Lawrence international traffic.

21 For 1969. 22 Year beginning Apr. 1. 23 Includes Faeroe Islands. 24 For 1967.

25 Commercial vehicles only. 26 Passenger cars only. 27 Year beginning Mar. 21.

2 For 1964. 29 Includes Bangladesh. 30 Year beginning July 1. 31 Buses and trucks only.

32 Includes data for Namibia. 33 Excludes Northern Ireland.

10 For 1953

Source: Statistical Office of the United Nations, New York, N. Y., Statistical Yearbook. (Copyright.)

Communications

No. 1344. COMMUNICATIONS--TELEPHONES, TELEGRAMS, MAIL, NEWSPAPERS,
RADIO, AND TELEVISION, BY COUNTRY: 1971

see source]
[See text, p. 800, for general comments concerning the data. For additional qualifications for individual countries,

DAILY NEWSPAPERS 4

RECEIVING SETS

No. 1344. COMMUNICATIONS-TELEPHONES, TELEGRAMS, MAIL,
RADIO, AND TELEVISION, BY COUNTRY: 1971-Continued

NEWSPAPERS,

[See text, p. 800, for general comments concerning the data. For additional qualifications for individual countries,

see source]

Represents zero.

1 Comprises public and private telephones installed which can be connected to a central exchange. World total in 1971 estimated at 291. 3 million.

2 Comprises generally all types of telegrams including cablegrams and radiograms, but excludes messages in transit.

3 Items mailed for distribution within national territories. Comprises letters, postcards, printed matter, merchandise samples, small packets, and phonopost packets. Includes mail carried without charge, but excludes ordinary packages, and insured letters and boxes.

Publications containing general news and appearing at least 4 times a week; may range in size from a single sheet to 50 or more pages. Circulation data include copies sold outside the country.

Data cover estimated number of receivers in use, except as noted, and apply to all types of receivers for radio broadcasts to the public, including loudspeakers connected to a radio "redistribution system" but excluding television sets.

Estimated number of sets in use, except as noted.

Excludes Hawaii. Includes messages to and from Canada, Mexico, St. Pierre and Miquelon.
Domestic and foreign, including ordinary packages as well as insured letters and boxes.

• English dailies only.

14 For 152 dailies only.

18 For 25 dailies only.

10 For 1970. 11 For 1968.

12 For 1969. 13 Number of licenses issued. 18 For 9 dailies only. 17 For 1966.

20 Includes foreign received and sent.

24 Includes Faeroe Islands and Greenland.
only.

15 Year ending June 30. 19 Year beginning Apr. 1. 21 For 1963. 22 For 1965. 23 For 2 dailies only. 25 For 5 dailies only. 26 For 1967. 27 For 8 dailies 25 German language dailies only, but including 700 regional editions. 30 For 534 dailies only.

31 For 16 dailies only.

29 For 6 dailies only.

32 For 7 dailies only. 35 For 1964.

36 For 58 dailies only.

38 For 18 dailies only.

33 For 15 dailies only. 34 For 11 dailies only.

37 Year ending Sept. 30.

39 Revenue telegrams, excluding those transmitted exclusively over railway telegraph lines.

40 Includes Liechtenstein.

Source: Statistical Office of the United Nations, New York, N.Y., Statistical Yearbook. (Copyright.)

Defense Expenditures-Military Personnel

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No. 1345. NATIONAL DEFENSE EXPENDITURES, 1968 TO 1971, AND ARMED FORCES
PERSONNEL, 1968 to 1972

[Personnel data as of July; regular forces, except as noted]

NATIONAL DEFENSE EXPENDITURES

ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL (1,000)

Vietnam, North.

500

500

584

(NA)

(NA)

(NA)

447

457

433

492

513

Vietnam, Rep. of.

312

783

1,028

9564

29

12.0

410

473

481

500

503

Yugoslavia.

543

585

638

596

28

4.7

220

218

238

233

229

Zaire.

(NA)

54

84 (NA)

(NA)

(NA) (NA)

(NA)

38

46

50

NA Not available.

Defense expenditure as percent of gross national product valued at market prices. 3 At free rate of exchange, 500 Kip=$1.

2 Estimated range from 10 to 16 billion dollars.

Royal-Lao forces only. Pathet-Lao forces number about 36,000.
Includes 350,000 in Strategic Rocket Forces, not shown separately.
Change in exchange rate used to calculate dollar equivalent.

6 At U.S. prices. Excludes reservists. 8 Includes missile command.

Source: The International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, England, The Military Balance, 1970-1971, 1971-1972, and 1972-1973. (Copyright.)

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