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Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Grand-Duche de Luxembourg
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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314,700 (1999) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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215,741 (2000) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: highly developed, completely automated and efficient system, mainly buried cables
domestic: nationwide cellular telephone system; buried cable international: 3 channels leased on TAT-6 coaxial submarine cable (Europe to North America) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2, FM 9, shortwave 2 (1999) |
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Radios:
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285,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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5 (1999) |
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Televisions:
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285,000 (1998 est.) |
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Internet country code:
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.lu |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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8 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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100,000 (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 274 km
standard gauge: 274 km 1.435-m gauge (242 km electrified) (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 5,166 km
paved: 5,166 km (including 118 km of expressways) unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
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Waterways:
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37 km (on the Moselle) |
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Pipelines:
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petroleum products 48 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Mertert |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 60 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,487,752 GRT/2,123,579 DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, chemical tanker 13, container 8, liquefied gas 19, passenger 4, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 6 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 21, Finland 3, France 8, Germany 10, Monaco 1, Netherlands 3, Norway 1, United Kingdom 9, United States 3 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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2 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 1
over 3,047 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Grand Ducal Police |
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Military manpower - military age:
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19 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 113,557 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 93,429 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 2,565 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$147.8 million (FY01/02) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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0.8% (FY01/02) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |