t (Atlantic and Indian Ocean
regions), and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 14, FM 777, shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios:
20.2 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
179 (plus 256 repeaters) (September 1995)

Televisions:
13.05 million (1997)

Internet country code:
.pl

Internet hosts:
804,915 (2004)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
19 (2000)

Internet users:
8.97 million (2003)

Transportation Poland

Railways:
total: 23,852 km
broad gauge: 629 km 1.524-m gauge
standard gauge: 23,223 km 1.435-m gauge (11,962 km electrified)
(2003)

Highways:
total: 364,656 km
paved: 249,060 km (including 358 km of expressways)
unpaved: 115,596 km (2000)

Waterways:
3,997 km (navigable rivers and canals) (2003)

Pipelines:
gas 13,552 km; oil 1,772 km (2004)

Ports and harbors:
Gdansk, Gdynia, Gliwice, Kolobrzeg, Szczecin, Swinoujscie, Ustka,
Warsaw, Wroclaw

Merchant marine:
total: 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 154,710 GRT/228,132 DWT
by type: bulk 7, cargo 3, chemical tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1
registered in other countries: 100 (2004 est.)

Airports:
122 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 84
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 30
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 3 (2004 est.)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 40

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 39
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
under 914 m: 21 (2004 est.)
914 to 1,523 m: 13

Heliports:
3 (2003 est.)

Military Poland

Military branches:
Land Forces, Navy, Air Force

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
17 years of age for compulsory military service after January 1st
of the year of 18th birthday; 17 years of age for voluntary military
service; in 2005 Poland plans to shorten the length of conscript
service obligation from 12 to 9 months; by 2008, plans call for at
least 60% of military personnel to be volunteers; only soldiers who
have completed their conscript service are allowed to volunteer for
professional service; as of April 2004 women are only allowed to
serve as officers and non-commissioned officers (April 2004)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 10,291,628 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 8,034,577 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 329,743 (2004 est.)