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Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
former: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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17,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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205 (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: good interisland and international connections
domestic: inter island links to Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) are handled by VHF/UHF/SHF radiotelephone international: international calls are carried by radiotelephone to Antigua and Barbuda and switched there to submarine cable or to Intelsat; or carried to Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) by radiotelephone and switched to Intelsat |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 3, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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28,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (plus three repeaters) (1997) |
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Televisions:
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10,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.kn |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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16 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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2,000 (2000) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 50 km
narrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts to serve sugarcane plantations during harvest season (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 320 km
paved: 136 km unpaved: 184 km (2000) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Basseterre, Charlestown |
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Merchant marine:
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none (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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2 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (including Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (including Special Service Unit) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$NA |
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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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protests Venezuela's claim to give full effect to Aves Island, which creates a Venezuelan EEZ/continental shelf extending over a large portion of the Caribbean Sea |
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Illicit drugs:
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transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; some money-laundering activity |