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State of Bahrain
Dawlat al Bahrayn
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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152,000 (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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58,543 (1997) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: modern system
domestic: modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile cellular telephones international: tropospheric scatter to Qatar and UAE; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia; submarine cable to Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat (1997) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) |
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Radios:
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338,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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4 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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275,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.bh |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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140,200 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 3,164 km
paved: 2,433 km unpaved: 731 km note: a paved causeway links Bahrain and Saudi Arabia |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 56 km; petroleum products 16 km; natural gas 32 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Manama, Mina' Salman, Sitrah |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 270,784 GRT/384,561 DWT
ships by type: bulk 2, cargo 4, container 2, includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Kuwait 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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4 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 3
over 3,047 m: 2 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Bahrain Defense Forces (BDF) comprising Ground Force (includes Air Defense), Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Police Force, Amiri Guards, National Guard |
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Military manpower - military age:
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15 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 222,572 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 121,955 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 5,926 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$526.2 million (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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6.7% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |