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State of Eritrea
Hagere Ertra
former: Eritrea Autonomous Region in Ethiopia
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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30,000 (2001) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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NA; note - mobile cellular service was introduced in May 2001 |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: inadequate
domestic: very inadequate; most telephones are in Asmara; government is seeking international tenders to improve the system (2002) international: NA; note - international connections exist |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2, FM NA, shortwave 2 (2000) |
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Radios:
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345,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2000) |
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Televisions:
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1,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.er |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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5 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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10,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 317 km
narrow gauge: 317 km 0.950-m gauge note: links Ak'ordat and Asmara with the port of Massawa; nonoperational since 1978 except for about a 5 km stretch that was reopened in Massawa in 1994; rehabilitation of the remainder and of the rolling stock is under way (2001 est.) |
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Highways:
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total: 3,850 km
paved: 810 km unpaved: 3,040 km (2000) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Assab (Aseb), Massawa (Mits'iwa) |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 19,100 GRT/23,399 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 2, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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21 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 4
over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 14
over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 2 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air Force |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$138.3 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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19.8% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Eritrea and Ethiopia have expressed general approval of the April 2002 arbitration commission ruling re-delimiting the boundary, the focus of their 1998-2000 war; United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) will monitor activities within the 25-km wide temporary security zone in Eritrea until demarcation and de-mining are complete; Yemen has asserted traditional fishing rights to islands ceded to Eritrea in ICJ ruling |