home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
CNN Newsroom: Global View
/
CNN Newsroom: Global View.iso
/
eur
/
lux
/
lux.ec2
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1994-05-02
|
1KB
|
40 lines
<text>
<title>
Luxembourg: Communications
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Luxembourg
Communications</hdr><body>
<p>Railroads: Luxembourg National Railways (CFL) operates 272 km
1.435-meter standard gauge; 178 km double track; 178 km electrified
</p>
<p>Highways: 5,108 km total; 4,995 km paved, 57 km gravel, 56 km
earth; about 80 km limited access divided highway
</p>
<p>Inland waterways: 37 km; Moselle River
</p>
<p>Pipelines: petroleum products 48 km
</p>
<p>Ports: Mertert (river port)
</p>
<p>Merchant marine: 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,570,466
GRT/2,614,154 DWT; includes 2 cargo, 5 container, 5 roll-on/roll-off,
6 oil tanker, 4 chemical tanker, 3 combination ore/oil, 8 liquefied
gas, 2 passenger, 8 bulk, 6 combination bulk, 4 refrigerated cargo
</p>
<list>
<l>Airports:</l>
<l> total: 2</l>
<l> usable: 2</l>
<l> with permanent-surface runways: 1</l>
<l> with runways over 3,659 m: 1</l>
<l> with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0</l>
<l> with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 1</l>
</list>
<p>Telecommunications: highly developed, completely automated and
efficient system, mainly buried cables; 230,000 telephones; broadcast
stations - 2 AM, 3 FM, 3 TV; 3 channels leased on TAT-6 coaxial
submarine cable; 1 direct-broadcast satellite earth station;
nationwide mobile phone system
</p></body></article></text>