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- Marshall Islands (US): Communications
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- <article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Marshall Islands
- Communications</hdr><body>
- <p>Highways: paved roads on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein),
- otherwise stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads and tracks
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- <p>Ports: Majuro
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- <p>Merchant marine: 29 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,786,070
- GRT/3,498,895 DWT; includes 2 cargo, 1 container, 9 oil tanker, 15
- bulk carrier, 2 combination ore/oil; note - a flag of convenience
- registry
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- <l>Airports:</l>
- <l> total: 16</l>
- <l> usable: 16</l>
- <l> with permanent-surface runways: 4</l>
- <l> with runways over 3,659m: 0</l>
- <l> with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0</l>
- <l> with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 8</l>
- </list>
- <p>Telecommunications: telephone network - 570 lines (Majuro) and 186
- (Ebeye); telex services; islands interconnected by shortwave radio
- (used mostly for government purposes); broadcast stations - 1 AM, 2
- FM, 1 TV, 1 shortwave; 2 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth stations; US
- Government satellite communications system on Kwajalein
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