th 2 earth stations international: submarine cables
to India, Hong Kong, and Singapore; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat
(1 Indian Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean) (2001)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 35, FM 391, shortwave 15 (2001)
Radios: 10.9 million (1999)
Television broadcast stations: 1 (plus 15 high-power repeaters) (2001)
Televisions: 10.8 million (1999)
Internet country code: .my
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 7 (2000)
Internet users: 4.1 million (2001)
Transportation Malaysia
Railways: total: 1,801 km narrow gauge: 1,801 km 1.000-m gauge (148 km
electrified) (2001)
Highways: total: 64,672 km paved: 48,707 km (including 1,192 km of
expressways) note: in addition to these national and main regional roads,
Malaysia has thousands of kilometers of local roads that are maintained
by local jurisdictions (1999) unpaved: 15,965 km
Waterways: 7,296 km note: Peninsular Malaysia 3,209 km, Sabah 1,569 km,
Sarawak 2,518 km
Pipelines: crude oil 1,307 km; natural gas 379 km
Ports and harbors: Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan, Kuching, Kudat,
Labuan, Lahad Datu, Lumut, Miri, Pasir Gudang, Penang, Port Dickson,
Port Kelang, Sandakan, Sibu, Tanjung Berhala, Tanjung Kidurong, Tawau
Merchant marine: total: 363 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,952,119
GRT/7,229,299 DWT note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered
here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, China 1, Germany 2, Hong
Kong 15, Indonesia 3, Japan 4, Monaco 1, Philippines 2, Singapore 78,
South Korea 2, Vietnam 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 57, cargo 114,
chemical tanker 35, container 62, liquefied gas 20, livestock carrier 1,
passenger 2, petroleum tanker 60, roll on/roll off 5, specialized tanker
1, vehicle carrier 6
Airports: 116 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 34 over 3,047 m: 5 2,438 to 3,047
m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 6 under 914 m: 7 (2001) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 82 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to
1,523 m: 8 under 914 m: 73 (2001)
Heliports: 1 (2001)
Military Malaysia
Military branches: Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy, Royal Malaysian
Air Force, Royal Malaysian Police Field Force, Marine Police, Sarawak
Border Scouts
Military manpower - military age: 21 years of age (2002 est.)
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 5,933,296 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 3,592,997
(2002 est.
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