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Portuguese Republic
Republica Portuguesa
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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5.3 million (yearend 1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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3,074,194 (1999) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: undergoing rapid development in recent years, Portugal's telephone system, by the end of 1998, achieved a state-of-the-art network with broadband, high-speed capabilities and a main line telephone density of 53%
domestic: integrated network of coaxial cables, open wire, microwave radio relay, and domestic satellite earth stations international: 6 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), NA Eutelsat; tropospheric scatter to Azores; note - an earth station for Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region) is planned |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 47, FM 172 (many are repeaters), shortwave 2 (1998) |
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Radios:
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3.02 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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62 (plus 166 repeaters)
note: includes Azores and Madeira Islands (1995) |
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Televisions:
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3.31 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.pt |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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16 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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4.4 million (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 2,850 km
broad gauge: 2,576 km 1.668-m gauge (623 km electrified; 426 km double-tracked) narrow gauge: 274 km 1.000-m gauge (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 68,732 km
paved: 59,110 km (including 797 km of expressways) unpaved: 9,622 km (1999) |
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Waterways:
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820 km
note: relatively unimportant to national economy, used by shallow-draft craft limited to 300 metric-ton or less cargo capacity |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 22 km; petroleum products 58 km; natural gas 700 km
note: the secondary lines for the natural gas pipeline that will be 300 km long have not yet been built |
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Ports and harbors:
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Aveiro, Funchal (Madeira Islands), Horta (Azores), Leixoes, Lisbon, Porto, Ponta Delgada (Azores), Praia da Vitoria (Azores), Setubal, Viana do Castelo |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 140 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,001,440 GRT/1,519,701 DWT
ships by type: bulk 10, cargo 71, chemical tanker 17, container 10, liquefied gas 8, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea passenger 4, vehicle carrier 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, British Virgin Islands 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 6, Germany 20, Greece 1, Iceland 1, Italy 16, Lebanon 1, Liberia 1, Monaco 2, Norway 5, Panama 5, Spain 22, Switzerland 8, United Kingdom 1, Virgin Islands (UK) 1 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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67 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 40
over 3,047 m: 5 2,438 to 3,047 m: 9 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 15 under 914 m: 7 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 25 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy (PON) (includes Marines), Air Force, Republican Guard (includes Fiscal Guard) |
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Military manpower - military age:
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20 years of age (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 2,525,848 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 2,024,526 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 71,404 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$1.286 billion (FY99/00) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.2% (FY99/00) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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gateway country for Latin American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin entering the European market; transshipment point for hashish from North Africa to Europe; consumer of Southwest Asian heroin |