an), 1 Eutelsat, and 1
Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean Regions)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 3 (relays 3), FM 12 (repeaters 39),
shortwave 0

Radios: 14 million (1994 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 15 (in addition, there are five
low-power repeaters) (1997)

Televisions: 7.6 million (1994 est.)

Transportation

Railways:
total: 2,813 km
standard gauge: 2,813 km 1.435-m gauge; (1,991 km electrified) (1996)

Highways:
total: 127,000 km
paved: 114,427 km (including 2,360 km of expressways)
unpaved: 12,573 km (1996 est.)

Waterways: 5,046 km, of which 47% is usable by craft of 1,000
metric ton capacity or larger

Pipelines: crude oil 418 km; petroleum products 965 km; natural
gas 10,230 km

Ports and harbors: Amsterdam, Delfzijl, Dordrecht, Eemshaven,
Groningen, Haarlem, Ijmuiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Terneuzen,
Utrecht

Merchant marine:
total: 510 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,632,477
GRT/4,097,328 DWT
ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 303, chemical tanker 42, combination
bulk 1, container 52, liquefied gas tanker 17, livestock carrier 1,
multifunction large-load carrier 9, oil tanker 24, passenger 8,
refrigerated cargo 30, roll-on/roll-off cargo 12, short-sea
passenger 3, specialized tanker 4
note: many Dutch-owned ships are also operating under the registry
of Netherlands Antilles (1998 est.)

Airports: 28 (1998 est.)

Airports--with paved runways:
total: 19
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 1 (1998 est.)

Airports--with unpaved runways:
total: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 6 (1998 est.)

Heliports: 1 (1998 est.)

Military

Military branches: Royal Netherlands Army, Royal Netherlands Navy
(includes Naval Air Service and Marine Corps), Royal Netherlands Air
Force, Royal Constabulary

Military manpower--military age: 20 years of age

Military manpower--availability:
males age 15-49: 4,117,376 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 3,595,693 (1999 est.)

Military manpower--reaching military age annually:
males: 95,368 (1999 est.)

Military expenditures--dollar figure: $6.604 billion (FY97)

Military expenditures--percent of GDP: 2.1% (1995)

Transnational Issues

Disputes--international: none

Illicit drugs: important gateway for cocaine, heroin, and hashish
entering Europe