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Republic of Botswana
Bechuanaland
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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131,000 (September 2001) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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270,000 (September 2001) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: the system is expanding with the growth of mobile cellular service and participation in regional development
domestic: small system of open-wire lines, microwave radio relay links, and a few radiotelephone communication stations; mobile cellular service is growing fast international: two international exchanges; digital microwave radio relay links to Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 8, FM 13, shortwave 4 (2001) |
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Radios:
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252,720 (2000) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2001) |
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Televisions:
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31,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.bw |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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11 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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33,000 (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 888 km
narrow gauge: 888 km 1.067-m gauge (2000 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 10,217 km
paved: 5,620 km unpaved: 4,597 km (1999) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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none |
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Airports:
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92 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 76
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 55 under 914 m: 18 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Botswana Defense Force (including Army and Air Wing), Botswana National Police |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 384,888 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 202,685 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 19,479 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$135 million (FY01/02) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.5% (FY01/02) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |