United Arab Emirates |
|
| INFRASTRUCTURE |
| |
| Telephones
- main lines in use |
915,223
(1998) |
| Telephones
- mobile cellular |
1 million
(1999) |
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM 13, FM
7, shortwave 2 (1998) |
| Television
broadcast stations |
15 (1997)
|
| Internet
country code |
.ae |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs) |
1 (2000)
|
| Internet
users |
900,000 (2002)
|
| Railways |
0 km |
| Highways |
total: 1,088
km
paved: 1,088 km (including 253 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (1999 est.) |
| Waterways |
none |
| Ports
and harbors |
'Ajman, Al
Fujayrah, Das Island, Khawr Fakkan, Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Mina'
Khalid, Mina' Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina' Zayid, Umm al Qaywayn
|
| Merchant
marine |
total: 61
ships (1,000 GRT or over) 815,428 GRT/1,207,346 DWT
ships by type: cargo 12, chemical tanker 4, container 7, liquefied
gas 1, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll
off 6, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker 1
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as
a flag of convenience: Greece 2, Italy 1, Kuwait 2 (2002 est.)
|
| Airports |
41 (2002)
|
|
|
