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Republic of Seychelles
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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19,635 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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16,316 (1999) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: effective system
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands in the archipelago international: direct radiotelephone communications with adjacent island countries and African coastal countries; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 2 (1998) |
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Radios:
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42,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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2 (plus 9 repeaters) (1997) |
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Televisions:
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11,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.sc |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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9,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 280 km
paved: 176 km unpaved: 104 km (1997) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Victoria |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 37,281 GRT/55,702 DWT
ships by type: cargo 3, chemical tanker 1, container 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: South Africa 2 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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14 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 4 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Coast Guard (includes Air Wing), Presidential Protection Unit (includes Presidential Guard), Police Force (includes Police Mobile Unit, a special weapons and tactics unit capable of assisting the Army in maintaining internal stability) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 23,444 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 11,639 (2003 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$12.8 million (FY02) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.8% (FY02) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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claims the Chagos Archipelago (UK-administered British Indian Ocean Territory) |