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Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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9,132,400 (1999) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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4,081,891 (April 1999) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: highly developed and well maintained
domestic: the existing system of multi-conductor cables is gradually being replaced by fiber-optic cables; the density of cellular telephone traffic is rapidly increasing and further modernization of the system is expected in 2001, with the introduction of the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) international: 5 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (1996) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 4, FM 58, shortwave 3 (1998) |
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Radios:
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15.3 million (1996) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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21 (plus 26 repeaters) (1995) |
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Televisions:
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8.1 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.nl |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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52 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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9.73 million (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 2,808 km
standard gauge: 2,808 km 1.435-m gauge (2,061 km electrified) (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 116,500 km
paved: 104,850 km (including 2,235 km of expressways) unpaved: 11,650 km (1999) |
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Waterways:
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5,046 km (of which 3,745 km are canals)
note: 47% of total route length is usable by craft of 1,000-metric-ton capacity or larger |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 418 km; petroleum products 965 km; natural gas 10,230 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Amsterdam, Delfzijl, Dordrecht, Eemshaven, Groningen, Haarlem, Ijmuiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Utrecht, Vlissingen |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 622 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,587,662 GRT/5,251,529 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, Canada 1, Denmark 5, Finland 5, Germany 55, Ireland 12, Norway 12, Sweden 17, United Kingdom 33, United States 12 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 3, cargo 380, chemical tanker 46, container 64, liquefied gas 16, livestock carrier 2, multi-functional large-load carrier 15, passenger 9, petroleum tanker 28, refrigerated cargo 34, roll on/roll off 18, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 5 |
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Airports:
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28 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 21
over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 2 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy (including Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air Force, Royal Constabulary |
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Military manpower - military age:
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20 years of age (note - age 17 for cadets and midshipmen) (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 4,077,917 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 3,546,030 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 96,082
note: Netherlands has an all-volunteer, 74,100 force in 2001 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$6.5 billion (FY00/01 est.) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1.5% (FY00/01 est.) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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major European producer of illicit amphetamine and other synthetic drugs; important gateway for cocaine, heroin, and hashish entering Europe; major source of US-bound ecstasy; large financial sector vulnerable to money laundering |