ular Malaysia), Indonesia, and the Philippines;
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific
Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean region)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 0, FM 17, shortwave 2 (2003)

Radios:
2.6 million (2000)

Television broadcast stations:
7 (2003)

Televisions:
1.33 million (1997)

Internet country code:
.sg

Internet hosts:
484,825 (2003)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
9 (2000)

Internet users:
2.31 million (2002)

Transportation Singapore

Highways:
total: 3,130 km
paved: 3,130 km (including 150 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (2002)

Pipelines:
gas 139 km (2004)

Ports and harbors:
Singapore

Merchant marine:
total: 923 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 23,065,290 GRT/36,393,317 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 138, cargo 86, chemical tanker 115,
combination ore/oil 5, container 180, liquefied gas 42, livestock
carrier 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 316, refrigerated
cargo 3, vehicle carrier 36
foreign-owned: 487 (Australia 5, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 10, China 15,
Denmark 34, Germany 7, Greece 5, Hong Kong 43, India 3, Indonesia
54, Japan 83, Malaysia 31, Norway 83, Philippines 3, Russia 1,
Slovenia 1, South Korea 12, Sweden 12, Taiwan 44, Thailand 17, UAE
6, United Kingdom 12, United States 5)
registered in other countries: 276 (2005)

Airports:
10 (2004 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 10
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)

Military Singapore

Military branches:
Singapore Armed Forces: Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense (2005)

Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory military service; 16 years of age
for volunteers; conscript service obligation reduced to 24 months
beginning December 2004 (December 2004)

Manpower available for military service:
males age 18-49: 1,215,568 (2005 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:
males age 18-49: 982,368 (2005 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$4.47 billion (FY01 est.)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
4.9% (FY01)

Transnational Issues Singapore

Disputes - international:
disputes persist with Malaysia over deliveries of fresh water to
Singapore, Singapore's extensive land reclamation works, bridge
construction, maritime boundaries, and Pedra Branca Island/Pulau
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