Kuwait |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
412,000
(1997) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
210,000 (1997)
|
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 6, FM
11, shortwave 1 (1998) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
13 (plus
several satellite channels) (1997) |
| Internet
country code |
.kw |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
3 (2000)
|
| Internet
users |
200,000 (2002)
|
| Railways |
0 km |
| Highways |
total: 4,450
km
paved: 3,587 km
unpaved: 863 km (1999 est.) |
| Waterways |
none |
| Ports
and harbors |
Ash Shu'aybah,
Ash Shuwaykh, Kuwait, Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi, Mina'
Su'ud |
| Merchant
marine |
total: 39
ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,273,628 GRT/3,638,645 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 1, container 6, liquefied gas
6, livestock carrier 5, petroleum tanker 19, roll on/roll
off 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as
a flag of convenience: Monaco 1, Saudi Arabia 1 (2002 est.)
|
| Airports |
6 (2002)
|
|
|
