nactive) (1998)

Radios:

5.18 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:

63 (plus 121 repeaters) (1997)

Televisions:

3.15 million (1997)

Internet country code:

.cl

Internet hosts:

847,215 (2008)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):

7 (2000)

Internet users:

5.57 million (2007)

Transportation
Chile

Airports:

358 (2007)

Airports - with paved runways:

total: 79
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 22
914 to 1,523 m: 25
under 914 m: 19 (2007)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total: 279
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 49
under 914 m: 216 (2007)

Pipelines:

gas 2,550 km; gas/liquid petroleum gas 42 km; liquid petroleum gas
539 km; oil 1,002 km; refined products 757 km; unknown (oil/water)
97 km (2007)

Railways:

total: 6,585 km
broad gauge: 2,831 km 1.676-m gauge (1,317 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 3,754 km 1.000-m gauge (2006)

Roadways:

total: 80,505 km
paved: 16,745 km (includes 2,414 km of expressways)
unpaved: 63,760 km (2004)

Merchant marine:

total: 44
by type: bulk carrier 9, cargo 7, chemical tanker 8, container 1,
liquefied gas 2, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 7,
roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 3
registered in other countries: 40 (Argentina 7, Brazil 1, Cyprus 1,
Isle of Man 6, Marshall Islands 4, Norway 2, Panama 12, Singapore 6,
Venezuela 1) (2008)

Ports and terminals:

Coronel, Huasco, Lirquen, Puerto Ventanas, San Antonio, San Vicente,
Valparaiso

Military
Chile

Military branches:

Army of the Nation, Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile, includes naval
air, marine corps, and Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine
Directorate (Directemar)), Chilean Air Force (Fuerza Aerea de Chile,
FACh), Carabineros Corps (Cuerpo de Carabineros) (2008)

Military service age and obligation:

18-45 years of age for voluntary male and female military service,
although the right to compulsory recruitment is retained; service
obligation - 12 months for Army, 22 months for Navy and Air Force
(2008)

Manpower available for military service:

males age 16-49: 4,242,912
females age 16-49: 4,182,509 (2008 est.)

Manpower fit for military service:

males age 16-49: 3,542,448
females age 16-49: 3,500,059 (2008 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

male: 147,518
female: 141,139 (2008 est.)

Military exp