South Africa |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
more than 5 million
(2001) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
7.06 million (2001) |
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 14, FM 347 (plus 243 repeaters),
shortwave 1 (1998) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
556 (plus 144 network repeaters)
(1997) |
| Internet
country code |
.za |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
150 (2001) |
| Internet
users |
3.068 million (2002) |
| Railways |
total: 22,298 km
narrow gauge: 21,984 km 1.065-m gauge (10,436 km electrified);
314 km 0.610-m gauge
note: includes a 2,228 km commuter rail system (2002) |
| Highways |
total: 362,099 km
paved: 73,506 km (including 2,032 km of expressways)
unpaved: 288,593 km (2000) |
| Waterways |
NA |
| Ports
and harbors |
Cape Town, Durban, East London,
Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha |
| Merchant
marine |
total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
30,235 GRT/35,904 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a
flag of convenience: Denmark 3, Netherlands 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: container 1, petroleum tanker 2 |
| Airports |
727 (2002) |
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