(of which 91
are collocated with AM stations) (1999)

Radios: 71 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 138 (1997)

Televisions: 36.5 million (1997)

Internet country code: .br

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 50 (2000)

Internet users: 11.94 million (2001)

Transportation Brazil

Railways: total: broad gauge: 5,679 km 1.600-m gauge (1,199 km
electrified) narrow gauge: 24,666 km 1.000-m gauge (930 km electrified)
dual gauge: 336 km 1.000-m and 1.600-m gauges (three rails) standard
gauge: 194 km 1.440-m gauge note: in addition to the interurban routes
itemized above, Brazil has 247.8 km of suburban railway consisting of
170.8 km of 1.600-m gauge (75 km electrified) and 77 km of 1.000-m gauge
(1999 est.)

Highways: total: 1.98 million km paved: 184,140 km unpaved: 1,795,860 km
(1996)

Waterways: 50,000 km

Pipelines: crude oil 2,980 km; petroleum products 4,762 km; natural
gas 4,246 km (1998)

Ports and harbors: Belem, Fortaleza, Ilheus, Imbituba, Manaus,
Paranagua, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande, Salvador,
Santos, Vitoria

Merchant marine: total: 165 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,662,570
GRT/5,875,933 DWT note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here
as a flag of convenience: Chile 2, Germany 6, Greece 1, Monaco 1 (2002
est.) ships by type: bulk 32, cargo 25, chemical tanker 5, combination
ore/oil 9, container 12, liquefied gas 11, multi-functional large-load
carrier 1, passenger/cargo 5, petroleum tanker 54, roll on/roll off 10,
short-sea passenger 1

Airports: 3,365 (2001)

Airports - with paved runways: total: 627 over 3,047 m: 6 2,438 to 3,047
m: 21 1,524 to 2,437 m: 153 914 to 1,523 m: 407 under 914 m: 40 (2001)

Airports - with unpaved runways: 1,316 under 914 m: Military Brazil

Military branches: Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes naval air
and marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary)

Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age (2002 est.)

Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 48,859,610 (2002 est.)

Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 32,743,504
(2002 est.)

Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 1,762,740
(2002 est.)

Military expenditures - dollar figure: $13.408 billion (FY99)

Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 1.9% (FY99)

Transnational Issues Brazil

Disputes - international: uncontested dispute with Urugu