cipient: under the terms of the Compact of Free Association, the
US is to provide approximately $40 million in aid annually

Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents

Exchange rates: US currency is used

Fiscal year: 1 October - 30 September

Transportation
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Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: NA km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km
note: paved roads on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise
stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads and tracks

Ports: Majuro

Merchant marine:
total: 78 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,068,782 GRT/5,073,125
DWT
ships by type: bulk carrier 43, cargo 4, combination ore/oil 1,
container 17, oil tanker 11, refrigerated cargo 1, vehicle carrier 1
(1995 est.)

Airports:
total: 16
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 3
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 5
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 7 (1995 est.)

Communications
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Telephones: 800 (1988 est.)

Telephone system: telex services
domestic: islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone (used
mostly for government purposes)
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific
Ocean); US Government satellite communications system on Kwajalein

Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1

Radios: NA

Television broadcast stations: 1

Televisions: NA

Defense
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Branches: no regular military forces (a coast guard may be
established); Police Force

Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the US

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@Martinique
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(overseas department of France)

Map
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Location: 14 40 N, 61 00 W -- Caribbean, island in the Caribbean
Sea, north of Trinidad and Tobago

Flag
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Description: a light blue background is divided into four
quadrants by a white cross; in the center of each rectangle is a
white snake; the flag of France is used for official occasions

Geography
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Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of
Trinidad and Tobago

Geographic coordinates: 14 40 N, 61 00 W

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total area: 1,100 sq km
land area: 1,060 sq km
comparative area: slightly more than six times the size of
Washington, DC

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: