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Independent State of Papua New Guinea
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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61,152 (1999) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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3,053 (1996) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: services are adequate and being improved; facilities provide radiotelephone and telegraph, coastal radio, aeronautical radio, and international radio communication services
domestic: mostly radiotelephone international: submarine cables to Australia and Guam; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean); international radio communication service |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 28 (1998) |
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Radios:
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410,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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3 (all in the Port Moresby area)
note: additional stations at Mt. Hagen, Goroka, Lae, and Rabaul are planned (2002) |
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Televisions:
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59,841 (1999) |
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Internet country code:
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.pg |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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3 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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135,000 (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 19,600 km
paved: 686 km unpaved: 18,914 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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10,940 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Kieta, Lae, Madang, Port Moresby, Rabaul |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 40,911 GRT/58,723 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Singapore 2, United Kingdom 7 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 10, chemical tanker 1, combination ore/oil 3, container 1, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 3 |
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Airports:
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490 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 21
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 14 under 914 m: 1 (2002) 914 to 1,523 m: 4 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 470
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11 914 to 1,523 m: 56 under 914 m: 403 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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2 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Ground Force, Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 1,338,003 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 740,085 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$42 million (FY98) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1% (FY98) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |