scatter to Barbados; international calls beyond these
countries are carried by Intelsat from Martinique
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)
Radios:
111,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
2 (of which one is a commercial broadcast station and one is a
community antenna television or CATV channel) (2004)
Televisions:
32,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
.lc
Internet hosts:
41 (2003)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
15 (2000)
Internet users:
13,000 (2002)
Transportation Saint Lucia
Highways:
total: 1,210 km
paved: 63 km
unpaved: 1,147 km (1999 est.)
Ports and harbors:
Castries, Cul-de-Sac, Vieux-Fort
Airports:
2 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Military Saint Lucia
Military branches:
Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (includes Special Service Unit,
Coast Guard)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
NA
Transnational Issues Saint Lucia
Disputes - international:
joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves
Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UNCLOS, which
permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large
portion of the Caribbean Sea
Illicit drugs:
transit point for South American drugs destined for the US and
Europe
This page was last updated on 20 October, 2005
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@Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Introduction Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Background:
First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands
represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North
American possessions.
Geography Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Location:
Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south
of Newfoundland (Canada)
Geographic coordinates:
46 50 N, 56 20 W
Map references:
North America
Area:
total: 242 sq km
land: 242 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the
Miquelon groups
Area - comparative:
1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
120 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate:
cold and wet, with much mist and fog
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