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NAVIGATION
Jamaica
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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353,000 (1996) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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54,640 (1996) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: fully automatic domestic telephone network
domestic: NA international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); 3 coaxial submarine cables |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 10, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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1.215 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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7 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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460,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.jm |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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21 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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100,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 272 km
standard gauge: 272 km 1.435-m gauge; note - 207 km, belonging to the Jamaica Railway Corporation, were in common carrier service but are no longer operational; the remaining track is privately owned and used to transport bauxite (2000) |
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Highways:
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total: 19,000 km
paved: 13,433 km unpaved: 5,567 km (1997) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Pipelines:
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petroleum products 10 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Alligator Pond, Discovery Bay, Kingston, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Port Antonio, Rocky Point, Port Esquivel (Longswharf) |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 21,954 GRT/25,250 DWT
ships by type: petroleum tanker 1, includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Latvia 2, United States 2 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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35 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 5 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 24
914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 22 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Jamaica Defense Force (including Ground Forces, Coast Guard, and Air Wing), Jamaica Constabulary 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: 747,043 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 523,550 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 27,729 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$30 million (FY95/96 est.) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA% |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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major transshipment point for cocaine from South America to North America and Europe; illicit cultivation of cannabis; government has an active manual cannabis eradication program; corruption is a major concern; substantial money-laundering activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor Jamaica for illicit financial transactions |