s (20 additional domestic
earth stations are planned)
international: country code - 213; 5 submarine cables; microwave
radio relay to Italy, France, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia; coaxial
cable to Morocco and Tunisia; participant in Medarabtel; satellite
earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1
Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat (1998)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 25, FM 1, shortwave 8 (1999)

Radios:
7.1 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
46 (plus 216 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions:
3.1 million (1997)

Internet country code:
.dz

Internet hosts:
897 (2004)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
2 (2000)

Internet users:
500,000 (2002)

Transportation Algeria

Railways:
total: 3,973 km
standard gauge: 2,888 km 1.435-m gauge (283 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,085 km 1.055-m gauge (2003)

Highways:
total: 104,000 km
paved: 71,656 km (including 640 km of expressways)
unpaved: 32,344 km (1999)

Pipelines:
condensate 1,344 km; gas 85,946 km; liquid petroleum gas 2,213 km;
oil 6,496 km (2004)

Ports and harbors:
Algiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Beni Saf, Dellys, Djendjene,
Ghazaouet, Jijel, Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda, Tenes

Merchant marine:
total: 59 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 837,676 GRT/929,847 DWT
by type: bulk 9, cargo 16, chemical tanker 6, liquefied gas 10,
petroleum tanker 4, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea/passenger 4,
specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: United Kingdom 4
registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.)

Airports:
137 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 52
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 27
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 85
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 26
under 914 m: 19 (2004 est.)
914 to 1,523 m: 38

Heliports:
1 (2003 est.)

Military Algeria

Military branches:
People's National Army (ANP; includes Ground Forces), Algerian
National Navy (ANN), Air Force (QJA), Territorial Air Defense

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
19-30 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript
service obligation - 18 months (October 2003)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 9,311,747 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 5,675,739 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - r