s 17 repeater stations),
shortwave 1 (1998)

Radios: 1.14 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 16 (1997)

Televisions: 370,000 (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 (1999)

@Zimbabwe:Transportation

Railways:
total: 2,759 km (1995)
narrow gauge: 2,759 km 1.067-m gauge (313 km electrified; 42 km double
track) (1995 est.)

Highways:
total: 18,338 km
paved: 8,692 km
unpaved: 9,646 km (1996 est.)

Waterways: the Mazoe and Zambezi rivers are used for transporting
chrome ore from Harare to Mozambique

Pipelines: petroleum products 212 km

Ports and harbors: Binga, Kariba

Airports: 459 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 18
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 9 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 441
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 217
under 914 m: 220 (1999 est.)

@Zimbabwe:Military

Military branches: Zimbabwe National Army, Air Force of Zimbabwe,
Zimbabwe Republic Police (includes Police Support Unit, Paramilitary
Police)

Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 2,924,630 (2000 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 1,814,168 (2000 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $127 million (FY99/00)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 3.1% (FY99/00)

@Zimbabwe:Transnational Issues

Illicit drugs: significant transit point for African cannabis and
South Asian heroin, mandrax, and methamphetamines destined for the
South African and European markets

______________________________________________________________________

@NOTES AND DEFINITIONS

In addition to the updating of information, the following changes have
been made in this edition of The World Factbook. There is a new
'country profile' on the Southern Ocean. The name Wake Atoll has been
officially changed back to Wake Island. There are new entries on
Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Telephones - main lines in use, and
Telephones - mobile cellular. The Background entry, which was
introduced in the 1999 edition, has now been completed for over 200
countries. The terms and abbreviations used in the Environment-current
issues entry are now explained in the Notes and Definitions section of
the prefatory material.

Abbreviations: This information is included in [1]Appendix A:
Abbreviations, which includes all abbreviations and acronyms used in
the Factbook, with their expansions.

Admin