Re: St.Pierre & Miquelon, Greenland, Faeroe Islands, etc.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John R. Levine) wrote in message
news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

>> Probably the next exchange earner, if not an export, is tourism.

> No, it's fish, and since the fisheries collapsed a few years back
> that's a big problem because there isn't a heck of a lot else for the
> locals to do unless the test oil wells they've been drilling find
> something.

> They've always had a little tourism, but the islands and population
> are so small that the touristic opportunities, though quaint, are
> limited.

While not specifically Telecom-related (though there is relevant
information on the subject under "Communi- cations"), one of my
favourite quick-look references on countries is the CIA World
Factbook. Go to
<http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html> and select
St. Pierre and Miquelon.


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