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NAVIGATION
Republic of Malawi
former: Nyasaland
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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38,000 (1999) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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49,000 (2000) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: NA
domestic: system employs open-wire lines, microwave radio relay links, and radiotelephone communications stations international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 9, FM 5 (plus 15 repeater stations), shortwave 2 (plus a third station held in standby status) (2001) |
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Radios:
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2.6 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2001) |
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Televisions:
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NA |
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Internet country code:
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.mw |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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7 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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35,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 797 km
narrow gauge: 797 km 1.067-m gauge (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 14,594 km
paved: 2,773 km unpaved: 11,821 km (2001) |
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Waterways:
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144 km
note: on Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and Shire Riverall |
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Ports and harbors:
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Chipoka, Monkey Bay, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Chilumba |
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Airports:
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44 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 6
over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 37
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 14 under 914 m: 22 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army (including Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (including paramilitary Mobile Force Unit) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 2,535,207 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,301,625 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$9.5 million (FY00/01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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0.76% (FY00/01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Malawi and Tanzania maintain a largely dormant dispute over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and current location of historical boundary in meandering Songwe River |
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