<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: France<nl>Communications</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Railroads:</hi> French National Railways (SNCF) operates 34,322 km 1,435-mm standard gauge; 12,434 km electrified, 15,132 km double or multiple track; 99 km of various gauges (1,000-mm), privately owned and operated
<item><hi format=bold>Highways:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total:</hi> 1,510,750 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>paved:</hi> 747,750 km (including 7,450 km of controlled access divided highway)
<item>• <hi format=ital>unpaved:</hi> 763,000 km
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<item><hi format=bold>Inland waterways:</hi> 14,932 km; 6,969 km heavily traveled
<item><hi format=bold>Pipelines:</hi> crude oil 3,059 km; petroleum products 4,487 km; natural gas 24,746 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> France also maintains a captive register for French-owned ships in the Kerguelen Islands (French Southern and Antarctic Lands) and French Polynesia
<item><hi format=bold>Telecommunications:</hi> highly developed; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks; large-scale introduction of optical-fiber systems; satellite systems for domestic traffic; 39,200,000 telephones; broadcast stations—41 AM, 800 (mostly repeaters) FM, 846 (mostly repeaters) TV; 24 submarine coaxial cables; 2 INTELSAT earth stations (with total of 5 antennas—2 for the Indian Ocean INTELSAT and 3 for the Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT); HF radio communications with more than 20 countries; INMARSAT service; EUTELSAT TV service