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Aruba
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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33,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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3,402 (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: NA
domestic: more than adequate international: 1 submarine cable to Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles); extensive interisland microwave radio relay links |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 4, FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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50,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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20,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.aw |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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NA |
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Internet users:
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24,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 800 km
paved: 513 km note: most coastal roads are paved, while unpaved roads serve large tracts of the interior (1995) unpaved: 287 km |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Barcadera, Oranjestad, Sint Nicolaas |
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Merchant marine:
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note: there is one foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Monaco 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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1 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Dutch Navy and Marines, Coast Guard |
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Military - note:
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defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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transit point for US- and Europe-bound narcotics with some accompanying money-laundering activity |