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Gibraltar
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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19,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1,620 (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate international facilities
domestic: automatic exchange facilities international: radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; 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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37,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997) |
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Televisions:
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10,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.gi |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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2 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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NA |
TRANSPORTATION
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Highways:
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total: 46.25 km
paved: 46.25 km unpaved: 0 km (2001) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Pipelines:
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0 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Gibraltar |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 75 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 900,400 GRT/1,277,611 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, Cyprus 1, France 2, Germany 55, Greece 6, Ireland 1, Monaco 2, Norway 3, United Kingdom 13 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 35, chemical tanker 6, container 10, multi-functional large-load carrier 3, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 14, roll on/roll off 2 |
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Airports:
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1 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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no regular indigenous military forces; British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force |
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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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Spain and UK are discussing "total shared sovereignty" to resolve 300-year dispute over Gibraltar, but resolution is subject to a constitutional referendum by Gibraltarians, who have largely expressed opposition to any form of cession to Spain |