Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
93 (Italy and Holy See) (2000)
Internet users:
18.5 million (2003)
Transportation Italy
Railways:
total: 19,507 km (11,651 km electrified)
standard gauge: 18,070 km 1.435-m gauge (11,375 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 123 km 1.000-m gauge (88 km electrified); 1,314 km
0.950-m gauge (188 km electrified) (2003)
Highways:
total: 479,688 km
paved: 479,688 km (including 6,621 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (1999)
Waterways:
2,400 km
note: used for commercial traffic; of limited overall value compared
to road and rail (2004)
Pipelines:
gas 17,335 km; oil 1,136 km (2004)
Ports and harbors:
Augusta (Sicily), Bagnoli, Bari, Brindisi, Gela (Sicily), Genoa, La
Spezia, Livorno, Milazzo (Sicily), Naples, Porto Foxi, Porto Torres
(Sardinia), Salerno, Savona, Taranto, Trieste, Venice
Merchant marine:
total: 475 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 8,970,017 GRT/10,354,685 DWT
foreign-owned: Denmark 4, France 3, Greece 5, Japan 1, Isle of Man
1, Monaco 22, Netherlands 4, Panama 2, Switzerland 2, Taiwan 10,
United Kingdom 5, United States 13
registered in other countries: 144 (2004 est.)
by type: bulk 39, cargo 40, chemical tanker 106, combination ore/oil
2, container 23, liquefied gas 43, livestock carrier 2,
multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 13, passenger/cargo
1, petroleum tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 62,
short-sea/passenger 31, specialized tanker 11, vehicle carrier 23
Airports:
134 (2003 est.)