Sri Lanka |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
494,509 (1998) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
228,604 (1999) |
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 26, FM 45, shortwave 1 (1998)
|
| Television
broadcast stations |
21 (1997) |
| Internet
country code |
.lk |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
5 (2000) |
| Internet
users |
121,500 (2001) |
| Railways |
total: 1,508 km
broad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge
narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2002) |
| Highways |
total: 96,695 km
paved: 91,860 km
unpaved: 4,835 km (1999) |
| Waterways |
430 km (navigable by shallow-draft
craft) |
| Ports
and harbors |
Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Trincomalee
|
| Merchant
marine |
total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or
over) 62,157 GRT/84,898 DWT
ships by type: cargo 13, container 1, petroleum tanker 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a
flag of convenience: Germany 9, Hong Kong 1, UAE 1 (2002 est.)
|
| Airports |
15 (2002) |
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