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Dominican Republic
Republica Dominicana
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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709,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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130,149 (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: NA
domestic: relatively efficient system based on islandwide microwave radio relay network international: 1 coaxial submarine cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 120, FM 56, shortwave 4 (1998) |
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Radios:
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1.44 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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25 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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770,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.do |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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24 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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186,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 757 km
standard gauge: 375 km 1.435-m gauge (Central Romana Railroad) miscellaneous gauge: 240 km operated by sugar companies in various gauges (0.558-m, 0.762-m, 1.067-m gauges) (2000 est.) narrow gauge: 142 km 0.762-m gauge (Dominican Republic Government Railway) |
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Highways:
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total: 12,600 km
paved: 6,224 km unpaved: 6,376 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 96 km; petroleum products 8 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Barahona, La Romana, Manzanillo, Puerto Plata, San Pedro de Macoris, Santo Domingo |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,587 GRT/1,165 DWT
ships by type: cargo 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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29 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 13
over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 17
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 10 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air Force, 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: 2,323,088 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,455,887 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 87,404 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$180 million (FY98) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.1% (FY98) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; has become a transshipment point for ecstasy from the Netherlands and Belgium destined for US and Canada; substantial money-laundering activity; Colombian narcotics traffickers favor the Dominican Republic for illicit financial transactions |