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Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
former: Serendib, Ceylon
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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494,509 (1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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228,604 (1999) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: very inadequate domestic service, particularly in rural areas; likely improvement with privatization of national telephone company and encouragement to private investment; good international service (1999)
domestic: national trunk network consists mostly of digital microwave radio relay; fiber-optic links now in use in Colombo area and two fixed wireless local loops have been installed; competition is strong in mobile cellular systems; telephone density remains low at 2.6 main lines per 100 persons (1999) international: submarine cables to Indonesia and Djibouti; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) (1999) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 26, FM 45, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios:
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3.85 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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21 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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1.53 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.lk |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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5 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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121,500 (2001) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 1,508 km
broad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 11,285 km
paved: 10,721 km unpaved: 564 km (1998 est.) |
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Waterways:
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430 km (navigable by shallow-draft craft) |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil and petroleum products 62 km (1987) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Trincomalee |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 62,157 GRT/84,898 DWT
ships by type: cargo 13, container 1, petroleum tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 9, Hong Kong 1, UAE 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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15 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 14
over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7 914 to 1,523 m: 6 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 5,383,661 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 4,172,921 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 186,691 (2003 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$719 million (FY98) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.2% (FY98) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |