Saudi Arabia |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
3.9
million (2002 est.) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
2.9 million
(2002 est.) |
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 43, FM
31, shortwave 2 (1998) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
117 (1997)
|
| Internet
country code |
.sa |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
22 (2003)
|
| Internet
users |
1.453 million
(2002) |
| Railways |
total: 1,392
km
standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines
and sidings) (2002) |
| Highways |
total: 151,470
km
paved: 45,592 km
unpaved: 105,878 km (1999) |
| Waterways |
none |
| Ports
and harbors |
Ad Dammam,
Al Jubayl, Duba, Jiddah, Jizan, Rabigh, Ra's al Khafji, Mishab,
Ras Tanura, Yanbu' al Bahr, Madinat Yanbu' al Sinaiyah |
| Merchant
marine |
total: 71
ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,461,964 GRT/2,301,258 DWT
ships by type: cargo 9, chemical tanker 11, container 4, livestock
carrier 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated
cargo 4, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea passenger 8
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as
a flag of convenience: Egypt 3, Finland 1, Greece 3, Kuwait
1, Sudan 1, UAE 1, UK 3 (2002 est.) |
| Airports |
209 (2002) |
|
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