Korea, South |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
24
million (2000) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
28 million
(September 2000) |
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 104, FM
136, shortwave 5 (2001) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
121 (plus
850 repeater stations and the eight-channel American Forces
Korea Network) (1999) |
| Internet
country code |
.kr |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
11 (2000)
|
| Internet
users |
25.6 million
(2002) |
| Railways |
total: 3,125
km
standard gauge: 3,125 km 1.435-m gauge (661 km electrified)
(2002) |
| Highways |
total: 86,990
km
paved: 64,808 km (including 1,996 km of expressways)
unpaved: 22,182 km (1999 est.) |
| Waterways |
1,609 km
note: restricted to small native craft |
| Ports
and harbors |
Chinhae,
Inch'on, Kunsan, Masan, Mokp'o, P'ohang, Pusan, Tonghae-hang,
Ulsan, Yosu |
| Merchant
marine |
total: 541
ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,490,521 GRT/10,602,751 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as
a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Bulgaria 1, China 1, Greece
1, Japan 1, Malaysia 1, Norway 1, Panama 1, Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines 1, UK 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 114, cargo 174, chemical tanker 63, combination
bulk 9, container 52, liquefied gas 17, passenger 3, petroleum
tanker 69, refrigerated cargo 21, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea
passenger 2, specialized tanker 6, vehicle carrier 5 |
| Airports |
102 (2002)
|
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