- 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean),
NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to Azores; note - an earth station
for Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region) is planned

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 47, FM 172 (many are repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998)

Radios:
3.02 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
62 (plus 166 repeaters)
note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands (1995)

Televisions:
3.31 million (1997)

Internet country code:
.pt

Internet hosts:
346,078 (2004)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
16 (2000)

Internet users:
3.6 million (2002)

Transportation Portugal

Railways:
total: 2,850 km
broad gauge: 2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 274 km 1.000-m gauge (2003)

Highways:
total: 68,732 km
paved: 59,110 km (including 1441 km of expressways)
unpaved: 9,622 km (2000)

Waterways:
210 km (on Douro River from Porto) (2003)

Pipelines:
gas 1,099 km; oil 8 km; refined products 174 km (2004)

Ports and harbors:
Aveiro, Funchal (Madeira Islands), Horta (Azores), Leixoes, Lisbon,
Porto, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Praia da Vitoria (Azores), Setubal,
Viana do Castelo

Merchant marine:
total: 122 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 872,557 GRT/1,236,025 DWT
registered in other countries: 24 (2004 est.)
foreign-owned: Australia 1, Belgium 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 7, Germany
21, Greece 2, Guadeloupe 1, Iceland 1, Italy 16, Japan 1, Malta 1,
Norway 7, Panama 1, Spain 18, Switzerland 7, Ukraine 1, United
Kingdom 1
by type: bulk 12, cargo 49, chemical tanker 19, container 8,
liquefied gas 7, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 6,
petroleum tanker 7, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 5,
short-sea/passenger 5, vehicle carrier 2

Airports:
66 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 42
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 15
under 914 m: 10 (2004 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 23
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 22 (2004 est.)

Military Portugal

Military branches:
Army, Navy (PON; including Marines), Air Force (FAP), Republican
Guard (including Fiscal Guard)

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; compulsory military
service was ended in September 2004 (September 2004)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 2,628,892 (200