particular needs for internal
communications
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands
international: country code - 688; international calls can be made
by satellite

Radio broadcast stations:

AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)

Radios:

4,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

0 (2004)

Televisions:

800

Internet country code:

.tv

Internet hosts:

56,209 (2008)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

1 (2000)

Internet users:

1,300 (2002)

Transportation
Tuvalu

Airports:

1 (2007)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)

Roadways:

total: 8 km
paved: 8 km (2002)

Merchant marine:

total: 80
by type: bulk carrier 7, cargo 30, chemical tanker 14, container 2,
passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 22, refrigerated
cargo 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 63 (China 16, Hong Kong 7, Kenya 1, South Korea 1,
Malaysia 1, Maldives 1, Norway 1, Russia 2, Singapore 23, Thailand
1, Turkey 2, Ukraine 1, US 1, Vietnam 5) (2008)

Ports and terminals:

Funafuti

Military
Tuvalu

Military branches:

no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2008)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 128
female: 125 (2008 est.)

Military expenditures:

NA

Transnational Issues
Tuvalu

Disputes - international:

none

This page was last updated on 18 December, 2008

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@Uganda

Introduction
Uganda

Background:

The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped
together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political
systems and cultures. These differences prevented the establishment
of a working political community after independence was achieved in
1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible
for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human
rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another
100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought
relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. During the 1990s,
the government promulgated non-party presidential and legislative
elections.

Geography
Uganda

Location:

Eastern Africa, west of Kenya

Geographic coordinates:

1 00 N, 32 00 E

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total: