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Republic of Guatemala
Republica de Guatemala
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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665,061 (June 2000) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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663,296 (September 2000) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: fairly modern network centered in the city of Guatemala
domestic: NA international: connected to Central American Microwave System; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 130, FM 487, shortwave 15 (2000) |
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Radios:
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835,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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26 (plus 27 repeaters) (1997) |
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Televisions:
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1.323 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.gt |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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5 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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200,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 884 km
narrow gauge: 884 km 0.914-m gauge (single-track) note: much of the railway is inoperable (2001 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 13,856 km
paved: 4,370 km (including 140 km of expressways) unpaved: 9,486 km (1998) |
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Waterways:
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990 km
note: 260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigable during highwater season |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 275 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Champerico, Puerto Barrios, Puerto Quetzal, San Jose, Santo Tomas de Castilla |
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Merchant marine:
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none (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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475 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 455 464
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 9 914 to 1,523 m: 9 123 under 914 m: 115 331 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy (includes Marines), Air Force |
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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: 3,186,894 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 2,080,504 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 140,358 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$120 million (FY99) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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0.6% (FY99) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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the "Line of Adjacency", established as an agreed limit in 2000 to check squatters settling in Belize, remains in place while OAS assists states to resolve Guatemalan territorial claims in Belize and Guatemalan maritime access to the Caribbean Sea |
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Illicit drugs:
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major transit country for cocaine and heroin; minor producer of illicit opium poppy and cannabis for mostly domestic consumption; proximity to Mexico makes Guatemala a major staging area for drugs (cocaine and heroin shipments); money laundering is a serious problem; corruption is a major problem |