Ports: Chinhae, Inch'on, Kunsan, Masan, Mokp'o, Pohang, Pusan,
Ulsan, Yosu
Merchant marine:
total: 428 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,076,981
GRT/9,822,089 DWT
ships by type: bulk 124, cargo 122, chemical tanker 21, combination
bulk 3, combination ore/oil 1, container 59, liquefied gas tanker
12, multifunction large-load carrier 1, oil tanker 61, refrigerated
cargo 13, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 10
note: South Korea owns an additional 231 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
totaling 10,128,506 DWT operating under the registries of Panama,
Liberia, Cyprus, Malta, The Bahamas, and Thailand (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 105
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 1
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 20
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 13
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 14
with paved runways under 914 m: 54
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 3 (1995 est.)
Heliports: 201 (1995 est.)
Communications ———————
Telephones: 16.6 million (1993)
Telephone system: excellent domestic and international services
domestic: NA
international: fiber-optic submarine cable to China; satellite earth
stations - 3 Intelsat (2 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) and 1
Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean Region)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 79, FM 46, shortwave 0
Radios: 42 million (1993 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 256 (57 of which are 1 kW or greater) (1987 est.)