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Republic of Djibouti
former: French Territory of the Afars and Issas
former: French Somaliland
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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10,000 (2002) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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5,000 (2002) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: telephone facilities in the city of Djibouti are adequate as are the microwave radio relay connections to outlying areas of the country
domestic: microwave radio relay network international: submarine cable to Jiddah, Suez, Sicily, Marseilles, Colombo, and Singapore; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; Medarabtel regional microwave radio relay telephone network |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2001) |
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Radios:
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52,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2002) |
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Televisions:
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28,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.dj |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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3,300 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 100 km (Djibouti segment of the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad)
narrow gauge: 100 km 1.000-m gauge note: Djibouti and Ethiopia plan to revitalize the century-old railroad that links their capitals by 2003 (2001 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 2,890 km
paved: 364 km unpaved: 2,526 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Djibouti |
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Airports:
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12 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 3
over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 3 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Djibouti National Army (including Navy and Air Force) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 110,221 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 64,940 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$26.5 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.4% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Djibouti maintains economic ties and border accords with "Somaliland" leadership while politically supporting the Somali Transitional National Government in Mogadishu |