Communications Telephones: 90,000 (December 2001) Telephone system: fair system but not available generally (telephone density is only 3.5 telephones for each 1,000 persons) domestic: the system consists of open-wire lines and trunk connection by microwave radio relay and tropospheric scatter international : satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 3 Indian Ocean) Radio broadcast stations: AM 13, FM 17, shortwave 11 (2001) Radios: 730,000 (1997) Television broadcast stations: 1 (2001) Televisions: 67,600 (2000)
Transportation Railways: total: 3,131 km narrow gauge: 2,988 km 1.067-m gauge; 143 km 0.762-m gauge (2001) Highways: total: 30,400 km paved:5,685 km unpaved : 24,715 km (1996) Waterways: about 3,750 km of navigable routes Pipelines: crude oil (not operating) 306 km; petroleum products 289 km Ports and harbors: Beira, Inhambane, Maputo, Nacala, Pemba Merchant marine: total : 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,125 GRT/7,024 DWT Airports: 166 (2001) Airports - with paved runways: total: 22 over 3,047 m : 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m : 10 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 5 (2001) Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 44 2,438 to 3,047 m:1 1,524 to 2,437 m : 16 914 to 1,523 m: 37 under 914 m: 90 (2001) Military Military branches: Army, Naval Command, Air and Air Defense Forces, Militia Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 4,711,318 (2002 est.) Military manpower - fit for military service: males: 2,720,583 (2002 est.) Military expenditures - dollar figure: $35.1 million (2000 est.) Military expenditures - percent of GDP:1% (2000 est.)