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<title>
Bolivia: Communications
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Bolivia
Communications</hdr><body>
<p>Railroads: 3,684 km total, all narrow gauge; 3,652 km
1.000-meter gauge and 32 km 0.760-meter gauge, all government
owned, single track
</p>
<p>Highways: 38,836 km total; 1,300 km paved, 6,700 km gravel,
30,836 km improved and unimproved earth
</p>
<p>Inland waterways: 10,000 km of commercially navigable
waterways
</p>
<p>Pipelines: crude oil 1,800 km; petroleum products 580 km;
natural gas 1,495 km
</p>
<p>Ports: none; maritime outlets are Arica and Antofagasta in
Chile, Matarani and Ilo in Peru
</p>
<p>Merchant marine: 2 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
14,051 GRT/22,155 DWT
</p>
<list>
<l>Airports:</l>
<l> total: 1,225</l>
<l> usable: 1,043</l>
<l> with permanent-surface runways: 9</l>
<l> with runways over 3,659 m: 2</l>
<l> with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 7</l>
<l> with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 161</l>
</list>
<p>Telecommunications: microwave radio relay system being
expanded; improved international services; 144,300 telephones;
broadcast stations - 129 AM, no FM, 43 TV, 68 shortwave; 1
Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
</p></body></article></text>