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Republic of Tunisia

Al Jumhuriyah at Tunisiyah


 
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COMMUNICATIONS

Telephones - main lines in use:
654,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
50,000 (1998)
Telephone system:
general assessment: above the African average and continuing to be upgraded; key centers are Sfax, Sousse, Bizerte, and Tunis; Internet access available
domestic: trunk facilities consist of open-wire lines, coaxial cable, and microwave radio relay
international: 5 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Algeria and Libya; participant in Medarabtel; two international gateway digital switches
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 7, FM 20, shortwave 2 (1998)
Radios:
2.06 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
26 (plus 76 repeaters) (1995)
Televisions:
920,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
.tn
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (2000)
Internet users:
400,000 (2002)
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TRANSPORTATION

Railways:
total: 2,152 km
standard gauge: 468 km 1.435-m gauge
dual gauge: 10 km 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (three rails) (2002)
narrow gauge: 1,674 km 1.000-m gauge (65 km electrified)
Highways:
total: 23,100 km
paved: 18,226 km
unpaved: 4,874 km (1996)
Waterways:
none
Pipelines:
crude oil 797 km; petroleum products 86 km; natural gas 742 km
Ports and harbors:
Bizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Sfax, Sousse, Tunis, Zarzis
Merchant marine:
total: 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 139,990 GRT/148,394 DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 3, chemical tanker 3, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1 (2002 est.)
Airports:
30 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 14
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 3 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 16
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 7
under 914 m: 7 (2002)
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MILITARY

Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, National Guard
Military manpower - military age:
20 years of age (2003 est.)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 2,866,984 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,629,241 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 106,513 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$356 million (FY99)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
1.5% (FY99)
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TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES

Disputes - international:
none
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