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Barbados
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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108,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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8,013 (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: NA
domestic: island-wide automatic telephone system international: satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); tropospheric scatter to Trinidad and Saint Lucia |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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237,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (plus two cable channels) (1997) |
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Televisions:
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76,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.bb |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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19 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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6,000 (2000) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 1,650 km
paved: 1,628 km unpaved: 22 km (1998) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Bridgetown, Speightstown (Port Charles Marina) |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 41 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 629,987 GRT/1,073,991 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Bahamas, The 1, Canada 4, Germany 1, Greece 2, Hong Kong 7, Norway 7, United Kingdom 18 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 9, cargo 26, combination bulk 1, container 1, petroleum tanker 4 |
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Airports:
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1 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Royal Barbados Defense Force (including Ground Forces and Coast Guard), Royal Barbados Police Force |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 78,132 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 53,532 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$NA |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA% |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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one of many Caribbean transshipment points for narcotics bound for Europe and the US; offshore financial center |