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Telephones - main lines in use:
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1.313 million (1997) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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NA |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: fair system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital upgrades, including fiber-optic technology
domestic: coaxial cable and microwave radio relay network international: satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) and 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region); 1 submarine cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey; participant in Medarabtel |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 14, FM 2, shortwave 1 (1998) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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44 (plus 17 repeaters) (1995) |
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Internet country code:
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.sy |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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60,000 (2002) |
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Railways:
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total: 2,743 km
standard gauge: 2,425 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 318 km 1.050-m gauge (2002) |
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Highways:
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total: 43,381 km
paved: 10,021 km (including 877 km of expressways) unpaved: 33,360 km (1999) |
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Waterways:
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870 km (minimal economic importance) |
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Pipelines:
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gas 2,300 km; oil 2,183 km (2003) |
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Ports and harbors:
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Baniyas, Jablah, Latakia, Tartus |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 129 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 450,135 GRT/645,296 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Egypt 1, Greece 2, Italy 1, Lebanon 10 (2002 est.) ships by type: bulk 13, cargo 109, container 2, livestock carrier 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 |
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Airports:
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92 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 24
over 3,047 m: 5 2,438 to 3,047 m: 16 under 914 m: 1 (2002) 914 to 1,523 m: 2 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 68
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 11 under 914 m: 55 (2002) |
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Heliports:
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7 (2002) |
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