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Republic of the Congo
Republique du Congo
former: Middle Congo, Congo/Brazzaville, Congo
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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22,000 (1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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3,300 (1998) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: services barely adequate for government use; key exchanges are in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo; intercity lines frequently out-of-order
domestic: primary network consists of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 3 (2001) |
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Radios:
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341,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2002) |
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Televisions:
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33,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.cg |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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500 (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 894 km
narrow gauge: 894 km 1.067-m gauge (2000 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 12,800 km
paved: 1,242 km unpaved: 11,558 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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1,120 km
note: the Congo and Ubangi (Oubangui) rivers provide 1,120 km of commercially navigable water transport; other rivers are used for local traffic only |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 25 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Brazzaville, Impfondo, Ouesso, Oyo, Pointe-Noire |
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Airports:
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33 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 27
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 10 under 914 m: 11 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Air Force, Navy, Gendarmerie, National Police |
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Military manpower - military age:
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20 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 702,048 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 356,388 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 32,350 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$84 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.8% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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most of the Congo River boundary with the Democratic Republic of the Congo is indefinite (no agreement has been reached on the division of the river or its islands, except in the Stanley Pool/Pool Malebo area) |