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Radio broadcast stations:
AM 219, FM 431, shortwave 3 (1998)

Radios:
84.5 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
228 (plus 3,523 repeaters) (1995)

Televisions:
30.5 million (1997)

Internet country code:
.uk

Internet hosts:
3,398,708 (2004)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
more than 400 (2000)

Internet users:
25 million (2002)

Transportation United Kingdom

Railways:
total: 17,186 km
standard gauge: 16,726 km 1.435-m gauge (5,243 km electrified)
broad gauge: 460 km 1.600-m gauge (in Northern Ireland) (2003)

Highways:
total: 371,913 km
paved: 371,913 km (including 3,358 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (1999)

Waterways:
3,200 km (620 km used for commerce) (2004)

Pipelines:
condensate 370 km; gas 21,446 km; liquid petroleum gas 59 km; oil
6,420 km; oil/gas/water 63 km; refined products 4,474 km (2004)

Ports and harbors:
Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Falmouth, Felixstowe,
Glasgow, Grangemouth, Hull, Leith, Liverpool, London, Manchester,
Peterhead, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Ramsgate, Scapa Flow, Southampton,
Sullom Voe, Teesport, Tyne

Merchant marine:
total: 384 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 9,181,284 GRT/9,566,275 DWT
by type: bulk 20, cargo 50, chemical tanker 28, combination ore/oil
1, container 130, liquefied gas 23, livestock carrier 1,
multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 20, petroleum
tanker 45, refrigerated cargo 18, roll on/roll off 34,
short-sea/passenger 11, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1
foreign-owned: Australia 2, Croatia 4, Cyprus 1, Denmark 42, Finland
1, Germany 52, Greece 36, Hong Kong 16, Italy 3, Japan 1, Monaco 13,
Nigeria 1, Norway 32, South Africa 2, Sweden 13, Taiwan 7, United
registered in other countries: 522 (2004 est.)

Airports:
471 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 334
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 33
914 to 1,523 m: 86
under 914 m: 57 (2004 est.)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 150

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 137
2438 to 3047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
under 914 m: 112 (2004 est.)
914 to 1,523 m: 23

Heliports:
11 (2003 est.)

Military United Kingdom

Military branches:
Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines), Royal Air Force

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
16 years of age for voluntary military service (January 2004)

Military manpower - availability: