Philippines |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
6.98
million (2001) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
11.35 million
(2001) |
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 366, FM
290, shortwave 5
note: each shortwave station operates on multiple frequencies
in the language of the target audience (2002) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
75 (2000)
|
| Internet
country code |
.ph |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
33 (2000)
|
| Internet
users |
4.5 million
(2002) |
| Railways |
total: 897
km
narrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (405 km are not in operation)
(2002) |
| Highways |
total: 201,994
km
paved: 42,419 km
unpaved: 159,575 km (2000) |
| Waterways |
3,219 km
note: limited to vessels with a draft of less than 1.5 m |
| Ports
and harbors |
Batangas,
Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras Island, Iligan, Iloilo,
Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa, San Fernando,
Subic Bay, Zamboanga |
| Merchant
marine |
total: 393
ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,664,718 GRT/6,699,666 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as
a flag of convenience: Australia 2, Canada 1, Germany 3, Greece
8, Hong Kong 13, Japan 47, Malaysia 19, Netherlands 14, Norway
8, Panama 3, Singapore 12, South Korea 1, Taiwan 2, UK 7 (2002
est.)
ships by type: bulk 111, cargo 105, chemical tanker 4, combination
bulk 8, container 8, liquefied gas 8, livestock carrier 9,
passenger 5, passenger/cargo 9, petroleum tanker 42, refrigerated
cargo 21, roll on/roll off 16, short-sea passenger 27, specialized
tanker 2, vehicle carrier 18 |
| Airports |
257 (2002) |
|
|
