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Tuvalu
former: Ellice Islands
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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1,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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0 (1994) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: serves particular needs for internal communications
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands international: NA |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1999) |
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Radios:
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4,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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0 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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800 |
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Internet country code:
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.tv |
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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 |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 19.5 km
paved: 0 km unpaved: 19.5 km (2002) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Funafuti, Nukufetau |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 33,199 GRT/56,187 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 5 (2002 est.) ships by type: cargo 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 1 |
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Airports:
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1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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no regular military forces; Police Force (includes Maritime Surveillance Unit for search and rescue missions and surveillance operations) |
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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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none |