000 (1992 est.)

Telephone system:
domestic: system is automatically switched
international: direct microwave radio relay link with Martinique and
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; tropospheric scatter to Barbados;
international calls beyond these countries are carried by Intelsat
from Martinique

Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 1, shortwave 0

Radios: 104,000 (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 1 cable

Televisions: 26,000 (1992 est.)

Defense
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Branches: Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, Coast Guard

Manpower availability:
males age 15-49: NA
males fit for military service: NA

Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $5.0 million,
2.0% of GDP (1991); note - for police forces

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@Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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(territorial collectivity of France)

Map
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Location: 46 50 N, 56 20 E -- Northern North America, islands in
the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)

Flag
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Description: a yellow sailing ship rides on a dark blue background
with a black wave line under the ship; on the hoist side, a vertical
band is divided into three parts: the top part is red with a green
diagonal cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross
dividing the square into four sections; the middle part has a white
background with an ermine pattern; the third part has a red
background with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one on
top of the other; the flag of France is used for official occasions

Geography
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Location: Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic
Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)

Geographic coordinates: 46 50 N, 56 20 E

Map references: North America

Area:
total area: 242 sq km
land area: 242 sq km
comparative area: 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the
Miquelon groups

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 120 km

Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: focus of maritime boundary dispute between
Canada and France; in 1992 an arbitration panel awarded the islands
an exclusive economic zone area of 12,348 sq km to settle the dispute

Climate: cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn
are wi