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Cayman Islands
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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19,000 (1995) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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2,534 (1995) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: NA
domestic: NA international: 1 submarine coaxial cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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36,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 with cable system |
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Televisions:
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7,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.ky |
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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: 406 km
paved: 304 km unpaved: 102 km |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Cayman Brac, George Town |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 121 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,034,181 GRT/3,191,597 DWT
ships by type: bulk 24, cargo 4, chemical tanker 34, container 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 14, refrigerated cargo 40, roll on/roll off 2, specialized tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Bahrain 2, China 1, Germany 4, Greece 27, Hong Kong 3, Italy 2, Japan 1, Norway 14, Sweden 13, United Kingdom 15, United States 35 (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
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (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 branches:
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no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF) |
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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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offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the US and Europe |