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- Sierra Leone: Communications
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- <article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Sierra Leone
- Communications</hdr><body>
- <p>Railroads: 84 km 1.067-meter narrow-gauge mineral line is used
- on a limited basis because the mine at Marampa is closed
- </p>
- <p>Highways: 7,400 km total; 1,150 km paved, 490 km laterite
- (some gravel), 5,760 km improved earth
- </p>
- <p>Inland waterways: 800 km; 600 km navigable year round
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- <p>Ports: Freetown, Pepel, Bonthe
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- <p>Merchant marine: 1 cargo ship totaling 5,592 GRT/9,107 DWT
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- <l>Airports:</l>
- <l> total: 11</l>
- <l> usable: 7</l>
- <l> with permanent-surface runways: 4</l>
- <l> with runways over 3,659 m: 0</l>
- <l> with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 1</l>
- <l> with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 3</l>
- </list>
- <p>Telecommunications: marginal telephone and telegraph service;
- national microwave radio relay system unserviceable at present;
- 23,650 telephones; broadcast stations - 1 AM, 1 FM, 1 TV; 1
- Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
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