Myanmar |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
250,000 (2000) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
8,492 (1997) |
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 3 (1998) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
2 (1998) |
| Internet
country code |
.mm |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
1
note: as of September 2000, Internet connections were legal
only for the government, tourist offices, and a few large businesses
(2000) |
| Internet
users |
10,000 (2002) |
| Railways |
total: 3,955 km
narrow gauge: 3,955 km 1.000-m gauge (2002) |
| Highways |
total: 28,200 km
paved: 3,440 km
unpaved: 24,760 km (1996 est.) |
| Waterways |
12,800 km
note: 3,200 km navigable by large commercial vessels |
| Ports
and harbors |
Bassein, Bhamo, Chauk, Mandalay,
Moulmein, Myitkyina, Rangoon, Akyab (Sittwe), Tavoy |
| Merchant
marine |
total: 33 ships (1,000 GRT or
over) 352,765 GRT/536,396 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a
flag of convenience: Germany 5, Japan 4 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 21, container 1, passenger/cargo
3, petroleum tanker 1 |
| Airports |
80 (2002) |
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