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Other pages in this profile of the United States:
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 172 million (2006) |
Telephones - main lines in use per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 566.1 (2006) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
Definition - World rank and map 255 million (2007) |
Telephones - mobile cellular subscribers per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 839.3 (2007) |
Telephone system |
Definition general assessment: a large, technologically advanced, multipurpose communications system domestic: a large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country international: country code - 1; multiple ocean cable systems provide international connectivity; satellite earth stations - 61 Intelsat (45 Atlantic Ocean and 16 Pacific Ocean), 5 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region), and 4 Inmarsat (Pacific and Atlantic Ocean regions) (2000) |
Radio broadcast stations |
Definition AM 4,789, FM 8,961, shortwave 19 (2006) |
Television broadcast stations |
Definition 2,218 (2006) |
Internet country code |
Definition .us |
Internet hosts |
Definition - World rank and map 282 million (2007); note - the US Internet total host count includes the following top level domain host addresses: .us, .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net, and .org |
Internet hosts per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 928.2 (2007) |
Internet users |
Definition - World rank and map 223 million (2008) |
Internet users per 1,000 people |
Definition - World rank and map 734 (2008) |
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Airports |
Definition - World rank and map 14,947 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
Definition total: 5,143 over 3,047 m: 191 2,438 to 3,047 m: 224 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1,452 914 to 1,523 m: 2,323 under 914 m: 953 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
Definition total: 9,804 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7 1,524 to 2,437 m: 153 914 to 1,523 m: 1,732 under 914 m: 7,912 (2007) |
Heliports |
Definition 146 (2007) |
Pipelines |
Definition petroleum products 244,620 km; natural gas 548,665 km (2006) |
Railways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 226,612 km standard gauge: 226,612 km 1.435-m gauge (2005) |
Roadways |
Definition - World rank and map total: 6,430,366 km paved: 4,165,110 km (includes 75,009 km of expressways) unpaved: 2,265,256 km (2005) |
Waterways |
Definition 41,009 km (19,312 km used for commerce) note: Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with Canada (2007) |
Merchant marine |
Definition - World rank and map total: 442 ships (1000 GRT or over) 10,486,942 GRT/12,537,108 DWT by type: barge carrier 6, bulk carrier 61, cargo 83, carrier 2, chemical tanker 22, container 81, passenger 20, passenger/cargo 61, petroleum tanker 56, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 25, vehicle carrier 22 foreign-owned: 69 (Australia 2, Denmark 31, Germany 5, Malaysia 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 9, Singapore 12, Sweden 5, UK 1) registered in other countries: 725 (Antigua and Barbuda 8, Australia 2, Bahamas 108, Belize 1, Bermuda 23, Cambodia 6, Canada 10, Cayman Islands 42, Comoros 2, Cyprus 6, Ecuador 1, Greece 8, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 29, Ireland 2, Isle of Man 4, Italy 17, Liberia 105, Luxembourg 4, Malta 14, Marshall Islands 120, Netherlands 13, Netherlands Antilles 1, Norway 8, Panama 123, Puerto Rico 3, Russia 1, Singapore 18, South Korea 7, St Vincent and the Grenadines 19, Trinidad and Tobago 1, Tuvalu 1, UK 13, Vanuatu 1, unknown 3) (2008) |
Ports and terminals |
Definition Corpus Christi, Duluth, Hampton Roads, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Tampa, Texas City |
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