Canada |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
20,802,900
(1999) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
8,751,300
(1997) |
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 535, FM
53, shortwave 6 (1998) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
80 (plus
many repeaters) (1997) |
| Internet
country code |
.ca |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
760 (2000
est.) |
| Internet
users |
16.84 million
(2002) |
| Railways |
total: 49,422
km
standard gauge: 49,422 km 1.435-m gauge (129 km electrified)
(2002) |
| Highways |
total: 1.408
million km
paved: 497,306 km (including 16,900 km of expressways)
unpaved: 911,494 km (2002) |
| Waterways |
3,000 km
(including Saint Lawrence Seaway) |
| Ports
and harbors |
Becancour
(Quebec), Churchill, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, New Westminster,
Prince Rupert, Quebec, Saint John (New Brunswick), St. John's
(Newfoundland), Sept Isles, Sydney, Trois-Rivieres, Thunder
Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Windsor |
| Merchant
marine |
total: 122
ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,840,272 GRT/2,740,864 DWT
ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 64, cargo 11, chemical
tanker 6, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 1, container
1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 18, railcar
carrier 2, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea passenger 3, specialized
tanker 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as
a flag of convenience: Germany 3, Monaco 16, United Kingdom
1, United States 1 (2002 est.) |
| Airports |
1,389 (2002)
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