Communications (Angola)
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     Railroads:
       3,189 km total; 2,879 km 1.067-meter gauge, 310 km 0.600-meter gauge;
       limited trackage in use because of landmines still in place from the civil
       war; majority of the Benguela Railroad also closed because of civil war
     Highways:
       73,828 km total; 8,577 km bituminous-surface treatment, 29,350 km crushed
       stone, gravel, or improved earth, remainder unimproved earth
     Inland waterways:
       1,295 km navigable
     Pipelines:
       crude oil 179 km
     Ports:
       Luanda, Lobito, Namibe, Cabinda
     Merchant marine:
       12 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 66,348 GRT/102,825 DWT; includes 11
       cargo, 1 oil tanker
     Airports:
      total:
       302
      usable:
       173
      with permanent-surface runways:
       32
      with runways over 3,659 m:
       2
      with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
       17
      with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
       57
     Telecommunications:
       limited system of wire, microwave radio relay, and troposcatter routes; high
       frequency radio used extensively for military links; 40,300 telephones;
       broadcast stations - 17 AM, 13 FM, 6 TV; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth
       stations