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<title>
Iceland: Communications
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Iceland
Communications</hdr><body>
<p>Highways: 11,543 km total; 2,690 km hard surfaced, 8,853 km gravel
and earth
</p>
<p>Ports: Reykjavik, Akureyri, Hafnarfjordhur, Keflavik,
Seydhisfjordhur, Siglufjordhur, Vestmannaeyjar
</p>
<p>Merchant marine: 10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 35,832
GRT/53,037 DWT; includes 3 cargo, 3 refrigerated cargo, 2
roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 oil tanker, 1 chemical tanker
</p>
<list>
<l>Airports:</l>
<l> total: 90</l>
<l> usable: 84</l>
<l> with permanent-surface runways: 8</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: 12</l>
</list>
<p>Telecommunications: adequate domestic service; coaxial and
fiber-optical cables and microwave radio relay for trunk network;
140,000 telephones; broadcast stations - 5 AM, 147 (transmitters and
repeaters) FM, 202 (transmitters and repeaters) TV; 2 submarine
cables; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station carries all
international traffic; a second INTELSAT earth station is scheduled to
be operational in 1993
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