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Republic of Cyprus
note: the Turkish Cypriot area refers to itself as the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC)
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 83,162 (1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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Greek Cypriot area: 68,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: 70,000 (1999) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: excellent in both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot areas
domestic: open wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay international: tropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial and 5 fiber-optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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Greek Cypriot area: AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios:
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Greek Cypriot area: 310,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 56,450 (1994) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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Greek Cypriot area: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September 1995); Turkish Cypriot area: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995) |
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Televisions:
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Greek Cypriot area: 248,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 52,300 (1994) |
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Internet country code:
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.cy |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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6 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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150,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: Greek Cypriot area: 10,663 km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 2,350 km (1996 est.)
paved: Greek Cypriot area: 6,249 km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 1,370 km (1996 est.) unpaved: Greek Cypriot area: 4,414 km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 980 km (1996 est.) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Paphos, Vasilikos |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 1,254 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 22,802,712 GRT/36,337,768 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Austria 12, Belgium 2, Bulgaria 2, Canada 3, Chile 2, China 16, Croatia 2, Cuba 11, Finland 1, Germany 229, Greece 607, Guam 1, Hong Kong 6, India 6, Iran 1, Ireland 1, Israel 5, Italy 1, Japan 26, Latvia 14, Lebanon 1, Lithuania 2, Mexico 1, Monaco 10, Netherlands 30, Norway 23, Panama 1, Philippines 2, Poland 19, Portugal 2, Russia 57, Singapore 2, Slovenia 2, South Korea 4, Spain 7, Sudan 2, Sweden 6, Switzerland 4, Turkey 1, Ukraine 1, United Arab Emirates 13, United Kingdom 6, United States 4, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 438, cargo 378, chemical tanker 24, combination bulk 31, combination ore/oil 2, container 133, liquefied gas 4, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 131, refrigerated cargo 46, roll on/roll off 41, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 3 |
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Airports:
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15 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 13
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 under 914 m: 1 (2002) 914 to 1,523 m: 3 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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10 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Greek area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG; including air and naval elements), Greek Cypriot Police
Turkish area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (GKK) |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 200,071 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 137,322 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 6,616 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$370 million (FY00) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.2% (FY00) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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reunification talks - the first since 1974 hostilities divided the island into two de facto autonomous areas, a Greek Cypriot area controlled by the internationally recognized Cypriot Government (59% of the island's land area) and a Turkish-Cypriot area (37% of the island), that are separated by a UN buffer zone (4% of the island) - have recommenced; there are two UK sovereign base areas mostly within the Greek-Cypriot portion of the island |
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Illicit drugs:
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minor transit point for heroin and hashish via air routes and container traffic to Europe, especially from Lebanon and Turkey; some cocaine transits as well; anti-money-laundering laws strengthened but few convictions |