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United States Virgin Islands

former: Danish West Indies

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COMMUNICATIONS

Telephones - main lines in use:
65,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
2,000 (1992)
Telephone system:
general assessment: NA
domestic: modern, uses fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay
international: submarine cable and satellite communications; satellite earth stations - NA
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 5, FM 11, shortwave 0 (2002)
Radios:
107,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
2 (2002)
Televisions:
68,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
.vi
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
50 (2000)
Internet users:
12,000 (2000)
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TRANSPORTATION

Railways:
0 km
Highways:
total: 856 km
paved: NA km
note: the only US possession where driving on the left side of the road is practiced (2000)
unpaved: NA km
Waterways:
none
Ports and harbors:
Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted, Cruz Bay, Port Alucroix
Merchant marine:
none (2002 est.)
Airports:
2 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2002)
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MILITARY

Military - note:
defense is the responsibility of the US
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TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES

Disputes - international:
none
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