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Internet hosts:
56,283 (2004)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (2000)

Internet users:
1,110,200 (2003)

Transportation United Arab Emirates

Highways:
total: 1,088 km
paved: 1,088 km (including 253 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (1999 est.)

Pipelines:
condensate 469 km; gas 2,655 km; liquid petroleum gas 300 km; oil
2,936 km; oil/gas/water 5 km (2004)

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: 59 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 578,477 GRT/739,823 DWT
by type: cargo 12, chemical tanker 5, container 7, liquefied gas 1,
petroleum tanker 21, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea/passenger 4,
specialized tanker 1 (2004 est.)

Airports:
35 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 22
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 3 (2004 est.)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4

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

Heliports:
2 (2003 est.)

Military United Arab Emirates

Military branches:
Army, Navy (including Marines and Coast Guard), Air and Air Defense
Force, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force)

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 764,413
note: includes non-nationals (2004 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 412,490 (2004 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 29,183 (2004 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$1.6 billion (FY00)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
3.1% (FY00)

Transnational Issues United Arab Emirates

Disputes - international:
because the treaties have not been made public, the exact alignment
of the boundary with Saudi Arabia is still unknown and labeled
approximate; boundary agreement signed and ratified with Oman in
2003 for entire border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al
Madhah enclaves; UAE engage in direct talks and solicit Arab League
support to resolve disputes over Iran's occupation of Lesser and
Greater Tunb Islands and Abu Musa Island

Illicit drugs:
the UAE is a drug transshipment