Thailand |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
5.6
million (2000) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
3.1 million
(2002) |
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 204, FM
334, shortwave 6 (1999) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
5 (all in
Bangkok; plus 131 repeaters) (1997) |
| Internet
country code |
.th |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
15 (2000) |
| Internet
users |
1.2 million
(2001) |
| Railways |
total: 4,071
km
narrow gauge: 4,071 km 1.000-m gauge (2002) |
| Highways |
total: 64,600
km
paved: 62,985 km
unpaved: 1,615 km (1999 est.) |
| Waterways |
4,000 km
note: 3,701 km are navigable throughout the year by boats
with drafts up to 0.9 meters; numerous minor waterways serve
shallow-draft native craft |
| Ports
and harbors |
Bangkok,
Laem Chabang, Pattani, Phuket, Sattahip, Si Racha, Songkhla
|
| Merchant
marine |
total: 317
ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,744,103 GRT/2,657,666 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as
a flag of convenience: Germany 1, Greece 1, Indonesia 1, Japan
1, Norway 24, Panama 1, Singapore 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 33, cargo 136, chemical tanker 5, combination
bulk 1, combination ore/oil 1, container 17, liquefied gas
21, multi-functional large-load carrier 2, passenger 1, petroleum
tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 17, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea
passenger 2, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 1 |
| Airports |
111 (2002)
|
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