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Turks and Caicos Islands
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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3,000 (1994) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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0 (1994) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: fair cable and radiotelephone services
domestic: NA international: 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 3 (one inactive), FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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8,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; cable television is established) (1997) |
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Televisions:
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NA |
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Internet country code:
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.tc |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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14 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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NA |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 121 km
paved: 24 km unpaved: 97 km (2000) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Grand Turk, Providenciales |
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Merchant marine:
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none (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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8 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military - note:
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defense is the responsibility of the UK |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe |