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Swiss Confederation (Switzerland)
Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German)
Confederation Suisse (French)
Confederazione Svizzera (Italian)
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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4.82 million (1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1.967 million (1999) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: excellent domestic and international services
domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean) |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 4, FM 113 (plus many low power stations), shortwave 2 (1998) |
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Radios:
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7.1 million (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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115 (plus 1,919 repeaters) (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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.ch |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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44 (Switzerland and Liechtenstein) (2000) |
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Internet users:
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3.85 million (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total: 4,511 km
standard gauge: 3,483 km 1.435-m gauge (3,472 km electrified) narrow gauge: 982 km 1.000-m gauge (975 km electrified); 46 km 0.800-m gauge (46 km electrified) (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 71,059 km (including 1,638 km of expressways)
paved: 71,059 km unpaved: 0 km (1999) |
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Waterways:
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65 km
note: The Rhine carries heavy traffic on the Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee stretches; there are also 12 navigable lakes |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 314 km; natural gas 1,506 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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Basel |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 29 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 597,049 GRT/1,051,380 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: UK 6, US 1 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 16, cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, container 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, specialized tanker 1 |
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Airports:
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66 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 41
over 3,047 m: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 9 under 914 m: 14 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 10 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 25
1524 to 2437 m: 1 under 914 m: 24 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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1 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Air Force, Frontier Guards, Fortification Guards |
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Military manpower - military age:
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20 years of age (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 1,834,638 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 1,552,728 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 42,761 (2003 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$2.548 billion (FY01) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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1% (FY01) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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none |
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Illicit drugs:
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because of more stringent government regulations, used significantly less as a money-laundering center; transit country for and consumer of South American cocaine and Southwest Asian heroin |