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Republic of Cape Verde
Republica de Cabo Verde
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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60,935 (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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28,119 (2002) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: effective system, being improved
domestic: interisland microwave radio relay system with both analog and digital exchanges; work is in progress on a submarine fiber-optic cable system which is scheduled for completion in 2003 international: 2 coaxial submarine cables; HF radiotelephone to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 0, FM 15 (and 17 repeaters), shortwave 0 (2002) |
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Radios:
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100,000 (2002 est.) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (and 7 repeaters) (2002) |
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Televisions:
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15,000 (2002 est.) |
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Internet country code:
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.cv |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2002) |
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Internet users:
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12,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 1,100 km
paved: 858 km unpaved: 242 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Mindelo, Praia, Tarrafal |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,395 GRT/6,614 DWT
ships by type: cargo 3, chemical tanker 1 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: United Kingdom 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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9
note: 3 airports are reported to be nonoperational (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 6 3
over 3,047 m: 1 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Coast Guard |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 92,486 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 52,215 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$9.3 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.6% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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used as a transshipment point for illicit drugs moving from Latin America and Asia destined for Western Europe; the lack of a well-developed financial system limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center |