llion (1997)

Internet country code:
.cn

Internet hosts:
160,421 (2003)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
3 (2000)

Internet users:
94 million (2004)

Transportation China

Railways:
total: 70,058 km
standard gauge: 68,000 km 1.435-m gauge (18,668 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 3,600 km 1.000-m and 0.750-m gauge local industrial
lines
dual gauge: 22,640 km (not included in total) (2003)

Highways:
total: 1,402,698 km
paved: 314,204 km (with at least 16,314 km of expressways)
unpaved: 1,088,494 km (2000)

Waterways:
121,557 km (2002)

Pipelines:
gas 15,890 km; oil 14,478 km; refined products 3,280 km (2004)

Ports and harbors:
Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Huangpu, Lianyungang, Nanjing,
Nantong, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenzhen,
Tianjin, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Xingang, Yantai, Zhanjiang (2001)

Merchant marine:
total: 1,850 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 18,724,653 GRT/27,749,784 DWT
by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 355, cargo 822, chemical tanker 28,
combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 2, container 165, liquefied
gas 28, multi-functional large load carrier 8, passenger 6,
passenger/cargo 46, petroleum tanker 272, rail car carrier 1,
refrigerated cargo 27, roll on/roll off 25, short-sea/passenger 39,
specialized tanker 10, vehicle carrier 4
foreign-owned: Cambodia 1, Greece 2, Hong Kong 12, Japan 1, South
Korea 2, Liberia 1, Malaysia 1, Panama 1, Taiwan 2, Tanzania 1
registered in other countries: 790 (2004 est.)

Airports:
507 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 332
over 3,047 m: 49
2,438 to 3,047 m: 97
914 to 1,523 m: 22
under 914 m: 35 (2003 est.)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 129

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 175
under 914 m: 66 (2003 est.)
over 3,047 m: 23
2,438 to 3,047 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 40
1,524 to 2,437 m: 36

Heliports:
15 (2003 est.)

Military China

Military branches:
People's Liberation Army (PLA): comprises ground forces, Navy
(including naval infantry and naval aviation), Air Force, and II
Artillery Corps (strategic missile force), People's Armed Police
Force (internal security troops, nominally a state security body but
included by the Chinese as part of the "armed forces" and considered
to be an adjunct to the PLA), militia

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age for compulsory military service