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Republic of Sierra Leone
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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25,000 (2001) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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30,000 (2001) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: marginal telephone and telegraph service
domestic: the national microwave radio relay trunk system connects Freetown to Bo and Kenema international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 1, FM 9, shortwave 1 (1999) |
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Radios:
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1.12 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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2 (1999) |
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Televisions:
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53,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.sl |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2001) |
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Internet users:
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20,000 (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 84 km
narrow gauge: 84 km 1.067-m gauge note: Sierra Leone has no common carrier railroads; the existing railroad is private and used on a limited basis while the mine at Marampa is closed (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 11,700 km
paved: 936 km unpaved: 10,764 km (2002) |
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Waterways:
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800 km (of which 600 km is navigable year round) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Bonthe, Freetown, Pepel |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 2 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,435 GRT/8,750 DWT
ships by type: cargo 2 |
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Airports:
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10 (2002) |
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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: 9
under 914 m: 2 (2002) 914 to 1,523 m: 7 |
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Heliports:
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2 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army (RSLAF) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 1,228,664 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 596,617 (2003 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$10.26 million (FY02) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.5% (FY02) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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large UN peacekeeping presence ended civil war but rebel gang fighting, ethnic rivalries, illegal diamond trading, corruption, and refugees spill over into neighboring states beset with their own civil disorder, refugees, and violence |