Brazil |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
17.039
million (1997) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
4.4 million
(1997) |
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 1,365,
FM 296, shortwave 161 (of which 91 are collocated with AM
stations) (1999) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
138 (1997)
|
| Internet
country code |
.br |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
50 (2000)
|
| Internet
users |
13.98 million
(2002) |
| Railways |
total: 31,543
km (1,981 km electrified)
broad gauge: 4,961 km 1.600-m gauge (692 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 25,992 km 1.000-m gauge (581 km electrified)
dual gauge: 396 km 1.000-m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails)
(78 km electrified) (2002)
standard gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge (630 km electrified)
|
| Highways |
total: 1,724,929
km
paved: 94,871 km
unpaved: 1,630,058 km (2000) |
| Waterways |
50,000 km
|
| Ports
and harbors |
Belem, Fortaleza,
Ilheus, Imbituba, Manaus, Paranagua, Porto Alegre, Recife,
Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande, Salvador, Santos, Vitoria |
| Merchant
marine |
total: 159
ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,257,186 GRT/5,101,578 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as
a flag of convenience: Chile 2, Germany 6, Greece 1, Monaco
1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 29, cargo 23, chemical tanker 7, combination
ore/oil 7, container 12, liquefied gas 11, multi-functional
large-load carrier 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker
53, roll on/roll off 10, short-sea passenger 1 |
| Airports |
3,590 (2002)
|
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