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Solomon Islands
former: British Solomon Islands
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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8,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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658 (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: NA
domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 3, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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57,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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0 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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3,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.sb |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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8,400 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 1,360 km
paved: 34 km unpaved: 1,326 km (includes about 800 km of private plantation roads) (1996 est.) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Aola Bay, Honiara, Lofung, Noro, Viru Harbor, Yandina |
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Merchant marine:
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none (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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32 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 30
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 9 under 914 m: 20 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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no regular military forces; Solomon Islands National Reconnaissance and Surveillance Force; Royal Solomon Islands Police (RSIP) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$NA |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA% |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |