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NAVIGATION
Republic of Vanuatu
former: New Hebrides
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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5,500 (1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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310 (2000) |
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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 2, FM 2, shortwave 1 (2002) |
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Radios:
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67,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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1 (2002) |
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Televisions:
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2,300 (1999) |
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Internet country code:
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.vu |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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3,000 (2000) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 1,070 km
paved: 256 km unpaved: 814 km (1996) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Ports and harbors:
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Forari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo) |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 52 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,181,463 GRT/1,552,813 DWT
ships by type: bulk 26, cargo 5, combination bulk 3, container 3, liquefied gas 2, multi-function large-load carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 7, vehicle carrier 5 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 3, Canada 2, China 1, Japan 25, Monaco 4, Netherlands 1, NZ 5, Panama 1, Poland 1, Switzerland 2, UK 4, US 2, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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30 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1524 to 2437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 27
914 to 1,523 m: 10 under 914 m: 17 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; including the paramilitary Mobile Force or VMF) |
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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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Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by Vanuatu and France |