Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Aklan, Albay, Angeles*, Antique, Aurora,
Bacolod*, Bago*, Baguio*, Bais*, Basilan, Basilan City*, Bataan, Batanes,
Batangas, Batangas City*, Benguet, Bohol, Bukidnon, Bulacan, Butuan*,
Cabanatuan*, Cadiz*, Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro*, Calbayog*, Caloocan*,
Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Camiguin, Canlaon*, Capiz, Catanduanes,
Cavite, Cavite City*, Cebu, Cebu City*, Cotabato*, Dagupan*, Danao*,
Dapitan*, Davao City*, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental,
Dipolog*, Dumaguete*, Eastern Samar, General Santos*, Gingoog*, Ifugao,
Iligan*, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, Iloilo City*, Iriga*,
Isabela, Kalinga-Apayao, La Carlota*, Laguna, Lanao del Norte, Lanao
del Sur, Laoag*, Lapu-Lapu*, La Union, Legaspi*, Leyte, Lipa*, Lucena*,
Maguindanao, Mandaue*, Manila*, Marawi*, Marinduque, Masbate, Mindoro
Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental,
Mountain, Naga*, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, North Cotabato,
Northern Samar, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Olongapo*, Ormoc*, Oroquieta*,
Ozamis*, Pagadian*, Palawan, Palayan*, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Pasay*,
Puerto Princesa*, Quezon, Quezon City*, Quirino, Rizal, Romblon, Roxas*,
Samar, San Carlos* (in Negros Occidental), San Carlos* (in Pangasinan),
San Jose*, San Pablo*, Silay*, Siquijor, Sorsogon, South Cotabato,
Southern Leyte, Sultan Kudarat, Sulu, Surigao*, Surigao del Norte,
Surigao del Sur, Tacloban*, Tagaytay*, Tagbilaran*, Tangub*, Tarlac,
Tawi-Tawi, Toledo*, Trece Martires*, Zambales, Zamboanga*, Zamboanga
del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur
Independence: 4 July 1946 (from US)
National holiday: Independence Day (from Spain), 12 June (1898); note -
12 June 1898 is the date of independence from Spain, 4 July 1946 is the
date of independence from the US
Constitution: 2 February 1987, effective 11 February 1987
Legal system: based on Spanish and Anglo-American law; accepts compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: chief of state: President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(since 20 January 2001) and Vice President Teofisto GUINGONA (since 20
January 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and head
of government head of government: President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
(since 20 January 2001) and Vice President Teofisto GUINGONA (since
20 January 2001); note - the president is both the chief of state and
head of government cabinet: Appointments elections: president and vice
president elected on separate tickets by popular vote for six-year terms;
election last held 11 May 1998 (next to be held 16 May 2004) election
results: results of the last presidential election - Joseph Ejercito
ESTRADA elected president; percent of vote - approximately 40%; Gloria
MACAPAGAL-ARROYO elected vice president; percent of vote - 55%; note -
on 20 January 2001, Vice President Gloria MACAPAGAL-ARROYO was sworn in
as the constitutional successor to President Joseph ESTRADA after the
Supreme Court declared that ESTRADA was unable to rule in view of the mass
resignations from his government; according to the Constitution, only in
cases of death, permanent disability, removal from office, or resignation
of the president, can the vice president serve for the unexpired term
Legislative branch: bicameral Congress or Kongreso consists of the Senate
or Senado (24 seats - one-half elected every three years; members elected
by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of Representatives
or Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan (214 seats; members elected by popular vote
to serve three-year terms; note - additional members may be appointed by
the president but the Constitution prohibits the House of Representatives
from having more than 250 members) elections: Senate - last held 14 May
2001 (next to be held 16 May 2004); House of Representatives - elections
last held 14 May 2001 (next to be held 16 May 2004) election results:
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Lakas 13,
PDP-Laban/LDP 11; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party -
NA%; seats by party - Lakas 86, NPC 51, LDP 21, LP 20, independents 10,
other 26
Judicial branch: Supreme Court (justices are appointed by the president
on the recommendation of the Judicial and Bar Council and serve until
70 years of age)
Political parties and leaders: Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (New Society
Movement) [Imelda MARCOS]; Laban Ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Struggle of
Filipino Democrats) or LDP [Eduardo ANGARA]; Lakas [Jose DE VENECIA,
party president]; Liberal Party or LP [Florencio ABAD]; Nacionalista
Party [Jose OLIVEROS]; National People's Coalition or NPC [Eduardo
COJUANGCO]; PDP-Laban [Aquilino PIMENTEL]; People's Reform Party or PRP
[Miriam DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO]
Political pressure groups and leaders: NA
International organization participation: APEC, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN, CCC,
CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM,
OAS (observer), OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIK, UNTAET,
UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Albert DEL ROSARIO consulate(s): San Diego consulate(s) general: Chicago,
Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, San Jose (Northern Mariana
Islands), Tamuning (Guam) FAX: [1] (202) 328-7614 telephone: [1] (202)
333-6000 chancery: 1600 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Francis RICCIARDONE embassy: 1201 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita 1000 Manila
mailing address: FPO 96515 telephone: [63] (2) 523-1001 FAX: [63]
(2) 522-4361
Flag description: two equal horizontal bands of blue (top) and red with
a white equilateral triangle based on the hoist side; in the center of
the triangle is a yellow sun with eight primary rays (each containing
three individual rays) and in each corner of the triangle is a small
yellow five-pointed star
Economy Philippines
Economy - overview: In 1998 the Philippine economy - a mixture of
agriculture, light industry, and supporting services - deteriorated as
a result of spillover from the Asian financial crisis and poor weather
conditions. Growth fell to 0.6% in 1998 from 5% in 1997, but recovered
to about 3% in 1999 and 4% in 2000. The government has promised to
continue its economic reforms to help the Philippines match the pace
of development in the newly industrialized countries of East Asia. The
strategy includes improving infrastructure, overhauling the tax system to
bolster government revenues, furthering deregulation and privatization of
the economy, and increasing trade integration with the region. Prospects
for 2002 depend heavily on the economic performance of two major trading
partners, the US and Japan.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $335 billion (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: 2.8% (2001 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $4,000 (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 17% industry: 30% services:
53% (2000 est.)
Population below poverty line: 40% (2001 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 1.5%
highest 10%: 39.3% (1998)
Distribution of family income - Gini index: 46.2 (1997)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 6% (2001 est.)
Labor force: 32 million (2000)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 39.8%, government and social
services 19.4%, services 17.7%, manufacturing 9.8%, construction 5.8%,
other 7.5% (1998 est.)
Unemployment rate: 10% (2001)
Budget: revenues: $10.9 billion expenditures: $13.8 billion, including
capital expenditures of $NA (2001 est.)
Industries: textiles, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food
processing, electronics assembly, petroleum refining, fishing
Industrial production growth rate: 4% (2000 est.)
Electricity - production: 40.667 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 57.57% hydro: 19.85%
other: 22.58% (2000) nuclear: 0%
Electricity - consumption: 37.82 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2000)
Agriculture - products: rice, coconuts, corn, sugarcane, bananas,
pineapples, mangoes; pork, eggs, beef; fish
Exports: $37 billion (f.o.b., 2000)
Exports - commodities: electronic equipment, machinery and transport
equipment, garments, coconut products
Exports - partners: US 30%, Japan 15%, Netherlands 8%, Singapore 8%,
Taiwan 8%, Hong Kong 5% (2000)
Imports: $30 billion (f.o.b., 2000)
Imports - commodities: raw materials and intermediate goods, capital
goods, consumer goods, fuels
Imports - partners: Japan 19%, US 16%, EU 9%, South Korea 8%, Singapore
6%, Taiwan 6% (2000)
Debt - external: $50 billion (2001)
Economic aid - recipient: ODA, $1.1 billion (1998)
Currency: Philippine peso (PHP)
Currency code: PHP
Exchange rates: Philippine pesos per US dollar - 51.201 (January 2002),
50.993 (2001), 44.192 (2000), 39.089 (1999), 40.893 (1998), 29.471 (1997)
Fiscal year: calendar year
Communications Philippines
Telephones - main lines in use: 3.1 million (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 6.5 million (2000)
Telephone system: general assessment: good international radiotelephone
and submarine cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate
domestic: domestic satellite system with 11 earth stations international:
9 international gateways; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1
Indian Ocean and 2 Pacific Ocean); submarine cables to Hong Kong, Guam,
Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan
Radio broadcast stations: AM 366, FM 290, shortwave 5 note: each
shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies in the language of
the target audience (2002)
Radios: 11.5 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 75 (2000)
Televisions: 3.7 million (1997)
Internet country code: .ph
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 33 (2000)
Internet users: 2 million (2001)
Transportation Philippines
Railways: total: 897 km narrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (405 km are
not in operation) (2001)
Highways: total: 199,950 km paved: 39,590 km unpaved: 160,360 km
(1998 est.)
Waterways: 3,219 km note: limited to vessels with a draft of less than
1.5 m
Pipelines: petroleum products 357 km
Ports and harbors: Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras
Island, Iligan, Iloilo, Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa,
San Fernando, Subic Bay, Zamboanga
Merchant marine: total: 416 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,179,029
GRT/7,670,688 DWT ships by type: bulk 134, cargo 112, chemical tanker 2,
combination bulk 7, container 5, liquefied gas 9, livestock carrier 9,
passenger 4, passenger/cargo 10, petroleum tanker 41, refrigerated cargo
20, roll on/roll off 14, short-sea passenger 29, specialized tanker 2,
vehicle carrier 18 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered
here as a flag of convenience: Australia 2, Canada 1, Germany 3, Greece 8,
Hong Kong 13, Japan 47, Malaysia 19, Netherlands 14, Norway 8, Panama 3,
Singapore 12, South Korea 1, Taiwan 2, United Kingdom 7 (2002 est.)
Airports: 275 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 77 over 3,047 m: 4 2,438 to 3,047
m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 30 under 914 m: 12 (2001) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 26
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 198 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524
to 2,437 m: 4 under 914 m: 119 (2001) 914 to 1,523 m: 74
Heliports: 2 (2001)
Military Philippines
Military branches: Army, Navy (including Coast Guard and Marine Corps),
Air Force, paramilitary units
Military manpower - military age: 20 years of age (2002 est.)
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 21,718,304 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 15,285,248
(2002 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 848,181
(2002 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $995 million (FY98)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.5% (FY98)
Transnational Issues Philippines
Disputes - international: Sultanate of Sulu granted Philippines
Government power of attorney to pursue his sovereignty claim over
Malaysia's Sabah State, to which the Philippines have not fully revoked
their claim; involved in a complex dispute over the Spratly Islands with
China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, and possibly Brunei
Illicit drugs: exports locally produced marijuana and hashish to East
Asia, the US, and other Western markets; serves as a transit point for
heroin and crystal methamphetamine
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Puerto Rico
Introduction
Puerto Rico
Background: Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island
was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Columbus' second
voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that
saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave
labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the
Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in
1917 and popularly elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952,
a constitution was enacted providing for internal self-government. In
plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998 voters chose to retain
commonwealth status.
Geography Puerto Rico
Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
Geographic coordinates: 18 15 N, 66 30 W
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area: total: 9,104 sq km water: 145 sq km land: 8,959 sq km
Area - comparative: slightly less than three times the size of Rhode
Island
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 501 km
Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Climate: tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain: mostly mountains, with coastal plain belt in north; mountains
precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point:
Cerro de Punta 1,338 m
Natural resources: some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and
offshore oil
Land use: arable land: 4% permanent crops: 5% other: 91% (1998 est.)
Irrigated land: 400 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: periodic droughts; hurricanes
Environment - current issues: erosion; occasional drought causing
water shortages
Geography - note: important location along the Mona Passage - a key
shipping lane to the Panama Canal; San Juan is one of the biggest and best
natural harbors in the Caribbean; many small rivers and high central
mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry;
fertile coastal plain belt in north
People Puerto Rico
Population: 3,957,988 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 23.5% (male 476,726; female 453,782) 15-64
years: 65.8% (male 1,249,850; female 1,353,438) 65 years and over: 10.7%
(male 180,053; female 244,139) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.51% (2002 est.)
Birth rate: 15.04 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Death rate: 7.82 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Net migration rate: -2.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05
male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over:
0.74 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: 80.66 years (2002 est.) male: Total fertility
rate: 1.9 children born/woman (2002 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 7,397 (1997)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
Nationality: noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens) adjective: Puerto Rican
Ethnic groups: white (mostly Spanish origin) 80.5%, black 8%, Amerindian
0.4%, Asian 0.2%, mixed and other 10.9%
Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
Languages: Spanish, English
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total
population: 89% male: 90% female: 88% (1980 est.)
Government Puerto Rico
Country name: conventional long form: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
conventional short form: Puerto Rico
Dependency status: commonwealth associated with the US
Government type: commonwealth
Capital: San Juan
Administrative divisions: none (commonwealth associated with the US);
there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the
US Government, but there are 78 municipalities (municipios, singular -
municipio) at the second order; Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas,
Aibonito, Anasco, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamon,
Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canovanas, Carolina, Catano, Cayey, Ceiba,
Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida,
Guanica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Hormigueros,
Humacao, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marias,
Las Piedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Manati, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayaguez,
Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Penuelas, Ponce,
Quebradillas, Rincon, Rio Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, San German,
San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Santa Isabel, Toa Alta, Toa Baja,
Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa,
Yauco
Independence: none (commonwealth associated with the US)
National holiday: US Independence Day, 4 July (1776)
Constitution: ratified 3 March 1952; approved by US Congress 3 July 1952;
effective 25 July 1952
Legal system: based on Spanish civil code and adapted US state laws
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants are US
citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Executive branch: chief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US
(since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20
January 2001) election results: Sila M. CALDERON (PPD) elected governor;
percent of vote - 48.6% note: residents of Puerto Rico do not vote for US
president and vice president elections: US president and vice president
elected on the same ticket for four-year terms; governor elected by
popular vote for a four-year term; election last held 7 November 2000
(next to be held 2 November 2004) head of government: Governor Sila
M. CALDERON (since 2 January 2001) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the
governor with the consent of the legislature
Legislative branch: bicameral Legislative Assembly consists of the Senate
(28 seats; members are directly elected by popular vote to serve four-year
terms) and the House of Representatives (51 seats; members are directly
elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) election results:
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PPD 19, PNP 8,
PIP 1, other 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party -
NA%; seats by party - PPD 30, PNP 20, PIP 1 note: Puerto Rico elects,
by popular vote, a resident commissioner to serve a four-year term as a
nonvoting representative in the US House of Representatives; aside from
not voting on the House floor, he enjoys all the rights of a member of
Congress; elections last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held 2 November
2004); results - percent of vote by party - PPD 49.3%; seats by party
- PPD 1; Anibal ACEVEDO-VILA elected resident commissioner elections:
House of Representatives - last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held
2 November 2004)
Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Appellate Court; Court of First Instance
composed of two sections: a Superior Court and a Municipal Court (justices
for all these courts appointed by the governor with the consent of
the Senate)
Political parties and leaders: National Democratic Party [Celeste
BENITEZ]; National Republican Party of Puerto Rico [Luis FERRE];
New Progressive Party or PNP (pro-US statehood) [Carlos PESQUERA];
Popular Democratic Party or PPD (pro-commonwealth) [Sila M. CALDERON];
Puerto Rican Independence Party or PIP (pro-independence) [Ruben BERRIOS
Martinez]
Political pressure groups and leaders: Armed Forces for National
Liberation or FALN; Armed Forces of Popular Resistance; Boricua Popular
Army (also known as the Macheteros); Volunteers of the Puerto Rican
Revolution
International organization participation: Caricom (observer), ECLAC
(associate), FAO (associate), ICFTU, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, WCL,
WFTU, WHO (associate)
Diplomatic representation in the US: none (commonwealth associated with
the US)
Diplomatic representation from the US: none (commonwealth associated
with the US)
Flag description: five equal horizontal bands of red (top and bottom)
alternating with white; a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist
side bears a large, white, five-pointed star in the center; design
initially influenced by the US flag, but similar to the Cuban flag,
with the colors of the bands and triangle reversed
Economy Puerto Rico
Economy - overview: Puerto Rico has one of the most dynamic
economies in the Caribbean region. A diverse industrial sector has
surpassed agriculture as the primary locus of economic activity and
income. Encouraged by duty-free access to the US and by tax incentives,
US firms have invested heavily in Puerto Rico since the 1950s. US minimum
wage laws apply. Sugar production has lost out to dairy production and
other livestock products as the main source of income in the agricultural
sector. Tourism has traditionally been an important source of income,
with estimated arrivals of nearly 5 million tourists in 1999. Growth
fell off in 2001, largely due to the slowdown in the US economy.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $43.9 billion (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: 2.2% (2001 est.)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $11,200 (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 1% industry: 45% services: 54%
(1999 est.)
Population below poverty line: NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.7% (2000 est.)
Labor force: 1.3 million (2000)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 3%, industry 20%, services 77%
(2000 est.)
Unemployment rate: 9.5% (2000)
Budget: revenues: $6.7 billion expenditures: $9.6 billion, including
capital expenditures of $NA (FY99/00)
Industries: pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products; tourism
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity - production: 20.497 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 99.22% hydro: 0.78%
other: 0% (2000) nuclear: 0%
Electricity - consumption: 19.062 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2000)
Agriculture - products: sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains,
bananas; livestock products, chickens
Exports: $38.5 billion (f.o.b., 2000)
Exports - commodities: pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, canned
tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, medical equipment
Exports - partners: US 88% (2000)
Imports: $27 billion (c.i.f., 2000)
Imports - commodities: chemicals, machinery and equipment, clothing,
food, fish, petroleum products
Imports - partners: US 60% (2000)
Debt - external: $NA
Economic aid - recipient: $NA
Currency: US dollar (USD)
Currency code: USD
Exchange rates: the US dollar is used
Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June
Communications Puerto Rico
Telephones - main lines in use: 1.322 million (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 169,265 (1996)
Telephone system: general assessment: modern system, integrated with that
of the US by high-capacity submarine cable and Intelsat with high-speed
data capability domestic: digital telephone system; cellular telephone
service international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat; submarine
cable to US
Radio broadcast stations: AM 72, FM 17, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios: 2.7 million (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 18 (plus three stations of the US Armed
Forces Radio and Television Service) (1997)
Televisions: 1.021 million (1997)
Internet country code: .pr
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 76 (2000)
Internet users: 200,000 (2000)
Transportation Puerto Rico
Railways: total: 96 km narrow gauge: 96 km 1.000-m gauge, note: rural,
narrow-gauge system for hauling sugarcane; no passenger service (2001)
Highways: total: 14,400 km paved: 14,400 km unpaved: 0 km (1996)
Waterways: none
Ports and harbors: Guanica, Guayanilla, Guayama, Playa de Ponce, San Juan
Merchant marine: total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 19,046
GRT/22,582 DWT ships by type: container 1 (2002 est.)
Airports: 30 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 19 over 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437
m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 8 under 914 m: 5 (2001)
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 11 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m:
9 (2001)
Military Puerto Rico