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Republic of Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublika
former: Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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1.142 million (2001) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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500,000 (2001) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: inadequate, but is being modernized to provide an improved international capability and better residential access
domestic: a national, fiber-optic cable, interurban, trunk system is nearing completion; rural exchanges are being improved and expanded; mobile cellular systems are being installed; access to the Internet is available; still many unsatisfied telephone subscriber applications international: landline connections to Latvia and Poland; major international connections to Denmark, Sweden, and Norway by submarine cable for further transmission by satellite |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1 (2001) |
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Radios:
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1.9 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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27
note: Lithuania has approximately 27 broadcasting stations, but may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations (2001) |
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Televisions:
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1.7 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.lt |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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32 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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341,000 (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 1,998 km
broad gauge: 1,807 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) narrow gauge: 169 km 0.750-m gauge (2001) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge |
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Highways:
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total: 44,000 km
paved: 35,500 km unpaved: 8,500 km (2001) |
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Waterways:
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600 km (perennially navigable) |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil, 105 km; natural gas 760 km (1992) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Butinge, Kaunas, Klaipeda |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 279,743 GRT/304,156 DWT
ships by type: cargo 25, combination bulk 8, petroleum tanker 2, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 13 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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72 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 9
over 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 under 914 m: 3 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 63
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 55 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, National Volunteer Defense Forces (SKAT) |
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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: 933,638 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 733,415 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 28,506 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$230.8 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.9% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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the Russian Duma has not ratified 1997 boundary treaty; the Latvian Parliament has not ratified its 1998 maritime boundary treaty with Lithuania, primarily due to concerns over oil exploration rights |
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Illicit drugs:
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transshipment point for opiates and other illicit drugs from Southwest Asia, Latin America, and Western Europe to Western Europe and Scandinavia; limited production of methamphetamine and ecstasy; susceptible to money laundering |