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Kingdom of Norway
Kongeriket Norge
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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2.735 million (1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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2,080,408 (1998) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: modern in all respects; one of the most advanced telecommunications networks in Europe
domestic: Norway has a domestic satellite system; moreover, the prevalence of rural areas encourages the wide use of cellular mobile systems instead of fixed wire systems international: 2 buried coaxial cable systems; 4 coaxial submarine cables; satellite earth stations - NA Eutelsat, NA Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions); note - Norway shares the Inmarsat earth station with the other Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden) (1999) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 5, FM at least 650, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Radios:
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4.03 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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360 (plus 2,729 repeaters) (1995) |
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Televisions:
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2.03 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.no |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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13 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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2.68 million (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 4,006 km
standard gauge: 4,006 km 1.435-m gauge (2,471 km electrified) (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 91,180 km
paved: 67,838 km (including 109 km of expressways) unpaved: 23,342 km (1999) |
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Waterways:
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1,577 km (along west coast)
note: navigable by 2.4 m maximum draft vessels |
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Pipelines:
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refined petroleum products 53 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Bergen, Drammen, Floro, Hammerfest, Harstad, Haugesund, Kristiansand, Larvik, Narvik, Oslo, Porsgrunn, Stavanger, Tromso, Trondheim |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 746 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 20,691,266 GRT/32,126,513 DWT
ships by type: bulk 84, cargo 130, chemical tanker 119, combination bulk 9, combination ore/oil 38, container 18, liquefied gas 91, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 143, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 41, short-sea passenger 21, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 35 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Denmark 14, Germany 11, Greece 10, Hong Kong 7, Iceland 2, Japan 11, Lithuania 1, Monaco 42, Poland 1, Saudi Arabia 3, Singapore 10, Sweden 42, Switzerland 2, United Kingdom 4, United States 5 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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102 (2001) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 66
over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 13 1,524 to 2,437 m: 13 914 to 1,523 m: 14 under 914 m: 26 (2002) |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 36
914 to 1,523 m: 7 under 914 m: 29 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Norwegian Army, Royal Norwegian Navy (including Coast Artillery and Coast Guard), Royal Norwegian Air Force, Home 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: 1,099,966 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 911,632 (2002 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 27,341 (2002 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$3.113 billion (FY98/99) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.13% (2002) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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Norway asserts a territorial claim in Antarctica (Queen Maud Land and its continental shelf); despite recent discussions, Russia and Norway continue to dispute their maritime limits in the Barents Sea and Russia's fishing rights beyond Svalbard's territorial limits within the Svalbard Treaty zone |