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<text>
<title>
Chile: Communications
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Chile
Communications</hdr><body>
<p>Railroads: 7,766 km total; 3,974 km 1.676-meter gauge, 150 km
1.435-meter standard gauge, 3,642 km 1.000-meter gauge; 1,865 km
1.676-meter gauge and 80 km 1.000-meter gauge electrified
</p>
<p>Highways: 79,025 km total; 9,913 km paved, 33,140 km gravel,
35,972 km improved and unimproved earth (1984)
</p>
<p>Inland waterways: 725 km
</p>
<p>Pipelines: crude oil 755 km; petroleum products 785 km;
natural gas 320 km
</p>
<p>Ports: Antofagasta, Iquique, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas,
Valparaiso, San Antonio, Talcahuano, Arica
</p>
<p>Merchant marine: 31 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 445,330
GRT/756,018 DWT; includes 8 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 3
roll-on/roll-off cargo, 2 oil tanker, 3 chemical tanker, 3
liquefied gas tanker, 3 combination ore/oil, 8 bulk; note - in
addition, 1 naval tanker and 1 military transport are sometimes
used commercially
</p>
<list>
<l>Airports:</l>
<l> total: 396</l>
<l> usable: 351</l>
<l> with permanent-surface runways: 48</l>
<l> with runways over 3,659 m: 0</l>
<l> with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 13</l>
<l> with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 57</l>
</list>
<p>Telecommunications: modern telephone system based on extensive
microwave radio relay facilities; 768,000 telephones; broadcast
stations - 159 AM, no FM, 131 TV, 11 shortwave; satellite ground
stations - 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and 3 domestic
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