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NAVIGATION
Independent State of Samoa
former: Western Samoa
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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8,183 (1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1,545 (February 1998) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: adequate
domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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174,849 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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6 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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8,634 (1999) |
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Internet country code:
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.ws |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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2 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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3,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 836 km
paved: 267 km unpaved: 569 km (1983) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Apia, Asau, Mulifanua, Salelologa |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) 7,091 GRT/8,127 DWT
ships by type: cargo 1 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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4 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force |
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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% |
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Military - note:
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Samoa has no formal defense structure or regular armed forces; informal defense ties exist with NZ, which is required to consider any Samoan request for assistance under the 1962 Treaty of Friendship |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |