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British Virgin Islands
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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10,000 (1996) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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NA |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: worldwide telephone service
domestic: NA international: submarine cable to Bermuda |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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9,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (plus one cable company) (1997) |
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Televisions:
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4,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.vg |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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16 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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NA |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 177 km
paved: 177 km unpaved: 0 km (2000) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Road Town |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 70,285 GRT/6,946 DWT
ships by type: passenger 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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3 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military - note:
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defense is the responsibility of the UK |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe; large offshore financial center |