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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyah
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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3.9 million (2002 est.) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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2.9 million (2002 est.) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: modern system
domestic: extensive microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and fiber-optic cable systems international: microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and Jordan; submarine cable to Djibouti, Egypt and Bahrain; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 (1998) |
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Radios:
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6.25 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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117 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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5.1 million (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.sa |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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22 (2003) |
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Internet users:
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1.453 million (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 1,392 km
standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and sidings) (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 146,524 km
paved: 44,104 km unpaved: 102,420 km (1997 est.) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 6,400 km; petroleum products 150 km; natural gas 2,200 km (includes natural gas liquids 1,600 km) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Duba, Jiddah, Jizan, Rabigh, Ra's al Khafji, Mishab, Ras Tanura, Yanbu' al Bahr, Madinat Yanbu' al Sinaiyah |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 71 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,461,964 GRT/2,301,258 DWT
ships by type: cargo 9, chemical tanker 11, container 4, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea passenger 8 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Egypt 3, Finland 1, Greece 3, Kuwait 1, Sudan 1, UAE 1, UK 3 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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209 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 71
over 3,047 m: 31 2,438 to 3,047 m: 12 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 24 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 138
under 914 m: 13 (2002) over 3047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 39 1,524 to 2,437 m: 79 |
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Heliports:
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5 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Land Force (Army), Navy, Air Force, Air Defense Force, National Guard, Ministry of Interior Forces (paramilitary) |
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Military manpower - military age:
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17 years of age (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 6,123,784 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 3,431,281 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 253,685 (2003 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$18.3 billion (FY00) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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13% (FY00) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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nomadic groups on border region with Yemen resist demarcation of boundary; Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have been negotiating a long-contested maritime boundary with Iran; because the treaties have not been made public, the exact alignment of the boundary with the UAE is still unknown and labeled approximate |
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Illicit drugs:
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death penalty for traffickers; increasing consumption of heroin, cocaine, and hashish |