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Republic of Zimbabwe
former: Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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212,000 (in addition, there are about 20,000 fixed telephones in wireless local loop connections) (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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111,000 (2001) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: system was once one of the best in Africa, but now suffers from poor maintenance; more than 100,000 outstanding requests for connection despite an equally large number of installed but unused main lines
domestic: consists of microwave radio relay links, open-wire lines, radiotelephone communication stations, fixed wireless local loop installations, and a substantial mobile cellular network; Internet connection is available in Harare and planned for all major towns and for some of the smaller ones international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat; two international digital gateway exchanges (in Harare and Gweru) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 7, FM 20 (plus 17 repeater stations), shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios:
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1.14 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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16 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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370,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.zw |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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6 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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100,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 3,077 km
narrow gauge: 3,077 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified) note: includes the 318 km Bulawayo-Beitbridge Railway Company line (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 18,338 km
paved: 8,692 km unpaved: 9,646 km (2002) |
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Waterways:
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chrome ore is transported from Harare - by way of the Mazoe River - to the Zambezi River in Mozambique |
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Pipelines:
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petroleum products 212 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Binga, Kariba |
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Airports:
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430 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 17
over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 8 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 413
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 197 under 914 m: 212 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Republic Police (includes Police Support Unit, Paramilitary Police) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 3,236,042 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 2,003,572 (2003 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$625.1 million (FY02) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.2% (FY02) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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dormant dispute remains where Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe boundaries converge |
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Illicit drugs:
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transit point for African cannabis and South Asian heroin, mandrax, and methamphetamines destined for the South African and European markets |