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Republic of Mozambique
Republica de Mocambique
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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90,000 (December 2001) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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100,000 (June 2001 est) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: fair system but not available generally (telephone density is only 3.5 telephones for each 1,000 persons)
domestic: the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter international: satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001) |
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Radios:
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730,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2001) |
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Televisions:
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67,600 (2000) |
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Internet country code:
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.mz |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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11 (2002) |
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Internet users:
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22,500 (2000) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 3,131 km
narrow gauge: 2,988 km 1.067-m gauge; 143 km 0.762-m gauge (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 30,400 km
paved: 5,685 km unpaved: 24,715 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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3,750 km (navigable routes) |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 306 km; petroleum products 289 km
note: not operating |
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Ports and harbors:
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Beira, Inhambane, Maputo, Nacala, Pemba, Quelimane |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,125 GRT/7,024 DWT
ships by type: cargo 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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166 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 22
over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 10 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 5 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 143
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 16 914 to 1,523 m: 35 under 914 m: 91 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Special Forces, Militia |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 4,711,318 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 2,720,583 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$35.1 million (2000 est.) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1% (2000 est.) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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Southern African transit point for South Asian hashish, South Asian heroin, and South American cocaine probably destined for the European and South African markets; producer of cannabis (for local consumption) and methaqualone (for export to South Africa); corruption and poor regulatory capability makes the banking system vulnerable to money laundering, but the lack of a well-developed financial infrastructure limits the country's utility as a money-laundering center |