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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

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Bob Starkgraf

COMMUNICATIONS

Telephones - main lines in use:
21,000 (1996)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
1,200 (1995)
Telephone system:
general assessment: NA
domestic: NA
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios:
NA
Television broadcast stations:
1 (on Saipan and one station planned for Rota; in addition, two cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (1997)
Televisions:
NA
Internet country code:
.mp
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (2001)
Internet users:
NA
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TRANSPORTATION

Railways:
0 km
Highways:
total: 362 km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km (1991)
Waterways:
none
Ports and harbors:
Saipan, Tinian
Merchant marine:
none (2002 est.)
Airports:
6 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 3
under 914 m: 2 (2002)
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
Heliports:
1 (2002)
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MILITARY

Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the US
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TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES

Disputes - international:
none
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