Part 141

Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March

Transportation --------------

Railways: 0 km

Highways: total: 406 km paved: 304 km unpaved: 102 km

Ports: Cayman Brac, George Town

Merchant marine: total: 19 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 283,734 GRT/432,610 DWT ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, container 1, oil tanker 3, roll-on/roll-off cargo 4 note: a flag of convenience registry; UK owns 1 ship, India 1, Norway 1, US 3, Sweden 1, and UAE 1 (1995 est.)

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

Communications --------------

Telephones: 21,584 (1993 est.)

Telephone system: domestic: NA international: 1 submarine coaxial cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 1, shortwave 0

Radios: 28,200 (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 0

Televisions: 6,000 (1992 est.)

Defense -------

Branches: Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)

Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the UK

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@Central African Republic ------------------------

Map ---

Location: 7 00 N, 21 00 E -- Central Africa, north of Zaire

Flag ----

Description: four equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, green, and yellow with a vertical red band in center; there is a yellow five-pointed star on the hoist side of the blue band

Geography ---------

Location: Central Africa, north of Zaire

Geographic coordinates: 7 00 N, 21 00 E

Map references: Africa

Area: total area: 622,980 sq km land area: 622,980 sq km comparative area: slightly smaller than Texas