rate: 3.6725 (from 1998); 3.6711 (1997), 3.6710 (1995-96)
Fiscal year: calendar year
@United Arab Emirates:Communications
Telephones - main lines in use: 915,223 (1998)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 1 million (1999)
Telephone system: modern system consisting of microwave radio relay
and coaxial cable; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai
domestic: microwave radio relay and coaxial cable
international: satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean
and 2 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; submarine cables to Qatar, Bahrain,
India, and Pakistan; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio
relay to Saudi Arabia
Radio broadcast stations: AM 13, FM 7, shortwave 2 (1998)
Radios: 820,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations: 15 (1997)
Televisions: 310,000 (1997)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (1999)
@United Arab Emirates:Transportation
Railways: 0 km
Highways:
total: 1,088 km
paved: 1,088 km
unpaved: 0 km (1998 est.)
Pipelines: crude oil 830 km; natural gas, including natural gas
liquids, 870 km
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: 68 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,107,442 GRT/1,795,235
DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 18, chemical tanker 3, container 8,
liquified gas 1, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker
27, roll-on/roll-off 7, specialized tanker 1 (1999 est.)
Airports: 40 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 22
over 3,047 m: 8
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 4 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 18
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 3 (1999 est.)
Heliports: 2 (1999 est.)
@United Arab Emirates:Military
Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Air Defense, paramilitary
(includes Federal Police Force)
Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 785,253
note: includes non-nationals (2000 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 422,826 (2000 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
males: 24,506 (2000 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure: $2.1 billion (FY99)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 4.8% (FY99)
@United Arab Emirates:Transnational Iss
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