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Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Republica da Guine-Bissau

former: Portuguese Guinea


 
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COMMUNICATIONS

Telephones - main lines in use:
10,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
0 (2001)
Telephone system:
general assessment: small system
domestic: combination of microwave radio relay, open-wire lines, radiotelephone, and cellular communications
international: NA
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1 (transmitter out of service), FM 4, shortwave 0 (2002)
Radios:
49,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
NA (1997)
Televisions:
NA
Internet country code:
.gw
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
2 (2002)
Internet users:
4,000 (2002)
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TRANSPORTATION

Railways:
0 km
Highways:
total: 4,400 km
paved: 453 km
unpaved: 3,947 km (1996)
Waterways:
several rivers are accessible to coastal shipping
Ports and harbors:
Bissau, Buba, Cacheu, Farim
Merchant marine:
none (2002 est.)
Airports:
28 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 3
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 25
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 20 (2002)
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MILITARY

Military branches:
People's Revolutionary Armed Force (FARP; includes Army, Navy, and Air Force), paramilitary force
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 313,573 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 178,404 (2002 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$5.6 million (FY01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.8% (FY01)
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TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES

Disputes - international:
Senegalese separatists disrupt legal border trade with smuggling, cattle rustling, and other illegal activities
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