rnational: country code - 47-790; satellite earth station - 1 of
unknown type (for communication with Norwegian mainland only)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 1 (plus 2 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios:
NA
Television broadcast stations:
NA
Televisions:
NA
Internet country code:
.sj
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
13 (Svalbard and Jan Mayen) (2000)
Internet users:
NA
Transportation Svalbard
Highways:
total: NA km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km
Ports and harbors:
Barentsburg, Longyearbyen, Ny-Alesund, Pyramiden
Merchant marine:
none
Airports:
4 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Military Svalbard
Military - note:
demilitarized by treaty (9 February 1920)
Transnational Issues Svalbard
Disputes - international:
despite recent discussions, Russia and Norway dispute their
maritime limits in the Barents Sea and Russia's fishing rights
beyond Svalbard's territorial limits within the Svalbard Treaty zone
This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005
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@Swaziland
Introduction Swaziland
Background:
Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the
British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968.
Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured the monarchy
(one of the oldest on the continent) to grudgingly allow political
reform and greater democracy. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana
as the country with the world's highest known rates of HIV/AIDS
infection
Geography Swaziland
Location:
Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
Geographic coordinates:
26 30 S, 31 30 E
Map references:
Africa
Area:
total: 17,363 sq km
water: 160 sq km
land: 17,203 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than New Jersey
Land boundaries:
total: 535 km
border countries: Mozambique 105 km, South Africa 430 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
Climate:
varies from tropical to near temperate
Terrain:
mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Great Usutu River 21 m
highest point: Emlembe
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