Greece |
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| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
5.431
million (1997) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
937,700 (1997)
|
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 26, FM
88, shortwave 4 (1998) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
36 (plus
1,341 low-power repeaters); also two stations in the US Armed
Forces Radio and Television Service (1995) |
| Internet
country code |
.gr |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
27 (2000)
|
| Internet
users |
1.4 million
(2002) |
| Railways |
total: 2,571
km (764 km electrified)
standard gauge: 1,565 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gauge
dual gauge: 23 km combined 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (three
rail system) (2002) |
| Highways |
total: 117,000
km
paved: 107,406 km (including 470 km of expressways)
unpaved: 9,594 km (1999 est.) |
| Waterways |
80 km
note: system consists of three coastal canals including the
Corinth Canal (6 km) which crosses the Isthmus of Corinth
connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf and shortens
the sea voyage from the Adriatic to Peiraiefs (Piraeus) by
325 km; there are also three unconnected rivers |
| Ports
and harbors |
Alexandroupolis,
Elefsis, Irakleion (Crete), Kavala, Kerkyra, Chalkis, Igoumenitsa,
Lavrion, Patrai, Peiraiefs (Piraeus), Thessaloniki, Volos
|
| Merchant
marine |
total: 813
ships (1,000 GRT or over) 29,173,608 GRT/51,184,723 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as
a flag of convenience: Ireland 1, Japan 1, Liberia 1, Norway
1, Panama 2, Russia 1, Saudi Arabia 1, United Kingdom 1 (2002
est.)
ships by type: bulk 289, cargo 59, chemical tanker 32, combination
bulk 6, combination ore/oil 4, container 47, liquefied gas
7, passenger 14, petroleum tanker 281, refrigerated cargo
1, roll on/roll off 18, short-sea passenger 49, specialized
tanker 4, vehicle carrier 2 |
| Airports |
79 (note
- new Athens airport at Spata opened in March 2001) (2002)
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