Roadways: total: 387,674 km paved: 387,674 km (including 3,523 km of expressways) (2004)
Waterways:
3,200 km (620 km used for commerce) (2003)
Merchant marine:
total: 449 ships (1000 GRT or over) 11,049,317 GRT/11,731,680 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 24, cargo 54, chemical tanker 50, container
146, liquefied gas 17, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 65, petroleum
tanker 33, refrigerated cargo 17, roll on/roll off 26, vehicle
carrier 8
foreign-owned: 215 (Australia 3, Denmark 46, Finland 1, France 4,
Germany 76, Greece 7, Ireland 1, Italy 4, Netherlands 3, Norway 36,
NZ 1, South Africa 5, Spain 1, Sweden 15, Switzerland 3, Taiwan 1,
Turkey 2, US 6)
registered in other countries: 368 (Algeria 13, Antigua and Barbuda
7, Argentina 4, Australia 2, Bahamas 69, Barbados 5, Belgium 2,
Bermuda 9, Brazil 1, Brunei 8, Cape Verde 1, Cayman Islands 10,
Cyprus 6, Denmark 1, Finland 1, French Southern and Antarctic Lands
1, Georgia 4, Gibraltar 4, Greece 9, Hong Kong 43, India 1,
Indonesia 2, Italy 3, South Korea 2, Liberia 41, Malta 8, Marshall
Islands 12, Morocco 1, Netherlands 19, Netherlands Antilles 3,
Norway 6, Panama 37, Papua New Guinea 6, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines 13, Singapore 9, Slovakia 1, Spain 1, Thailand 2, Tonga
1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:
Hound Point, Immingham, Milford Haven, Liverpool, London,
Southampton, Sullom Voe, Teesport
Military United Kingdom
Military branches:
Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force
Military service age and obligation: 16 years of age for voluntary military service; women serve in military services, but are excluded from ground combat positions and some naval postings (2004)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49: 14,607,724
females age 16-49: 14,028,738 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49: 12,046,268
females age 16-49: 11,555,893 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$42,836.5 million (2003)