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North Korea:
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Other pages in this profile of North Korea:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Telephones - main lines in use |
Definition - World rank and map 980,000 (2003) |
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 41.7 (2003) |
Telephone system |
Definition general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 850; satellite earth stations - 2 (1 Intelsat - Indian Ocean, 1 Russian - Indian Ocean region); other international connections through Moscow and Beijing |
Radio broadcast stations |
Definition AM 17 (including 11 stations of Korean Central Broadcasting Station; North Korea has a "national intercom" cable radio station wired throughout the country that is a significant source of information for the average North Korean citizen; it is wired into most residences and workplaces and carries news and commentary), FM 14, shortwave 14 (2006) |
Television broadcast stations |
Definition 4 (includes Korean Central Television, Mansudae Television, Korean Educational and Cultural Network, and Kaesong Television targeting South Korea) (2003) |
Internet country code |
Definition .kp |
Internet users |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
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Airports |
Definition - World rank and map 77 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
Definition total: 36 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 22 1,524 to 2,437 m: 8 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 3 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
Definition total: 41 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 19 914 to 1,523 m: 13 under 914 m: 7 (2007) |
Heliports |
Definition 23 (2007) |
Pipelines |
Definition oil 154 km (2007) |
Railways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 5,235 km standard gauge: 5,235 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified) (2006) |
Roadways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 25,554 km paved: 724 km unpaved: 24,830 km (2006) |
Waterways |
Definition 2,250 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2007) |
Merchant marine |
Definition - World rank and map total: 163 ships (1000 GRT or over) 790,427 GRT/1,153,404 DWT by type: bulk carrier 11, cargo 123, carrier 1, chemical tanker 1, container 3, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 16, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 1 foreign-owned: 19 (Egypt 1, Greece 2, Lebanon 1, Lithuania 1, Pakistan 1, Romania 4, Syria 2, UAE 5, Yemen 2) registered in other countries: 1 (Mongolia 1) (2008) |
Ports and terminals |
Definition Ch'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Kimch'aek, Kosong, Najin, Namp'o, Sinuiju, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Ungsang, Wonsan |
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