c: NA
international: country code - 678; satellite earth station - 1
Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 2, FM 2, shortwave 1 (2002)

Radios:
67,000 (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
1 (2002)

Televisions:
2,300 (1999)

Internet country code:
.vu

Internet hosts:
512 (2003)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (2000)

Internet users:
7,500 (2003)

Transportation Vanuatu

Highways:
total: 1,070 km
paved: 256 km
unpaved: 814 km (1999 est.)

Ports and harbors:
Forari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo)

Merchant marine:
total: 51 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,192,474 GRT/1,560,828 DWT
registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)
foreign-owned: Australia 2, Canada 1, Estonia 1, Germany 1, Japan
25, Monaco 4, New Zealand 2, Panama 1, Poland 7, Switzerland 3,
United Kingdom 5, United States 2
by type: bulk 28, cargo 2, combination bulk 3, container 2,
liquefied gas 2, multi-functional large load carrier 1, refrigerated
cargo 6, roll on/roll off 2, vehicle carrier 5

Airports:
30 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1524 to 2437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 27
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 17 (2004 est.)

Military Vanuatu

Military branches:
no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF; including
the paramilitary Mobile Force or VMF)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
NA

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
NA

Transnational Issues Vanuatu

Disputes - international:
Matthew and Hunter Islands east of New Caledonia claimed by Vanuatu
and France

This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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@Venezuela

Introduction Venezuela

Background:
Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse
of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Ecuador).
For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled
by generally benevolent military strongmen, who promoted the oil
industry and allowed for some social reforms. Democratically elected
governments have held sway since 1959. Current concerns include: a
polarized political environment, a divided military, drug-related
conflicts along the Colombian border, increasing internal drug
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