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Saint Helena
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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2,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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0 (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: can communicate worldwide
domestic: automatic network international: HF radiotelephone from Saint Helena to Ascensionm, which is a major coaxial submarine cable relay point between South Africa, Portugal, and UK; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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3,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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0
note: television programs are received in Saint Helena via satellite and distributed by cable (2002) |
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Televisions:
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2,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.sh |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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NA |
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Communications - note:
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Gough Island has a meteorological station |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 158 km (Saint Helena 118 km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km)
paved: 138 km (Saint Helena 98km, Ascension 40 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km) unpaved: 20 km (Saint Helena 20 km, Ascension 0 km, Tristan da Cunha 0 km) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Georgetown (on Ascension), Jamestown |
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Merchant marine:
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none (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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1 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military - note:
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defense is the responsibility of the UK |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |