at 25 of these locations; runways at
13 locations are gravel, sea ice, glacier ice, or compacted snow
surface suitable for wheeled fixed-wing aircraft; no paved runways;
12 locations have snow-surface skiways limited to use by
ski-equipped planes - 8 runways/skiways greater than 3,000 m,10
runways/skiways 1,000 to 3,000 m, 3 runways/skiways less than 1,000
m, and 4 of unspecified or variable length; airports generally
subject to severe restrictions and limitations resulting from
extreme seasonal and geographic conditions; airports do not meet
ICAO standards; advance approval from the respective governmental or
non-governmental operating organization required for landing (1995
est.)
Communications
--------------
Telephones: NA
Telephone system:
domestic: NA
international: NA
Radio broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: NA
Televisions: NA
Defense
-------
Defense note: the Antarctic Treaty prohibits any measures of a
military nature, such as the establishment of military bases and
fortifications, the carrying out of military maneuvers, or the
testing of any type of weapon; it permits the use of military
personnel or equipment for scientific research or for any other
peaceful purposes
======================================================================
@Antigua and Barbuda
-------------------
Map
---
Location: 17 03 N, 61 48 W -- Caribbean, islands between the
Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto
Rico
Flag
----
Description: red with an inverted isosceles triangle based on the
top edge of the flag; the triangle contains three horizontal bands
of black (top), light blue, and white with a yellow rising sun in
the black band
Geography
---------
Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, east-southeast of Puerto Rico
Geographic coordinates: 17 03 N, 61 48 W
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
Area:
total area: 440 sq km
land area: 440 sq km
comparative area: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
note: includes Redonda
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 153 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 n
|