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Other pages in this profile of the Netherlands:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Telephones - main lines in use |
7.6 million (2005) |
Telephones - mobile cellular |
15.834 million (2005) |
Telephone system |
general assessment: highly developed and well maintained domestic: extensive fixed-line fiber-optic network; cellular telephone system is one of the largest in Europe with 5 major network operators utilizing the third generation of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) international: country code - 31; 9 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Indian Ocean and 2 Atlantic Ocean), 1 Eutelsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions) (2004) |
Radio broadcast stations |
AM 4, FM 246, shortwave 3 (2004) |
Television broadcast stations |
21 (plus 26 repeaters) (1995) |
Internet country code |
.nl |
Internet hosts |
11.17 million (2007) |
Internet users |
14.544 million (2006) |
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Airports |
27 (2007) |
Airports - with paved runways |
total: 20 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 9 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 4 under 914 m: 2 (2007) |
Airports - with unpaved runways |
total: 7 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 4 (2007) |
Heliports |
1 (2007) |
Pipelines |
condensate 81 km; gas 7,229 km; oil 578 km; refined products 716 km (2006) |
Railways |
total: 2,811 km standard gauge: 2,811 km 1.435-m gauge (2,064 km electrified) (2006) |
Roadways |
total: 134,000 km (includes 3,270 km of expressways) (2004) |
Waterways |
6,183 km (navigable for ships of 50 tons) (2005) |
Merchant marine |
total: 566 ships (1000 GRT or over) 5,210,664 GRT/5,217,874 DWT by type: bulk carrier 9, cargo 346, carrier 19, chemical tanker 39, container 63, liquefied gas 13, passenger 14, passenger/cargo 16, petroleum tanker 12, refrigerated cargo 11, roll on/roll off 20, specialized tanker 4 foreign-owned: 172 (Belgium 2, Denmark 19, Finland 14, France 1, Germany 70, Ireland 9, South Korea 1, Norway 9, Sweden 27, UK 7, US 13) registered in other countries: 220 (Antigua and Barbuda 19, Australia 2, Austria 2, Bahamas 24, Canada 1, Cyprus 23, Gibraltar 11, Isle of Man 1, Liberia 28, Luxembourg 1, Malta 3, Marshall Islands 5, Netherlands Antilles 53, Norway 1, Panama 14, Paraguay 1, Philippines 22, Portugal 1, St Vincent and The Grenadines 5, UK 2, US 1, unknown 1) (2007) |
Ports and terminals |
Amsterdam, Groningen, IJmuiden, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Vlissingen, Zaanstad |
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