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<title>
Bangladesh: Communications
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Bangladesh
Communications</hdr><body>
<p>Railroads: 2,892 km total (1986); 1,914 km 1.000 meter gauge,
978 km 1.676 meter broad gauge
</p>
<p>Highways: 7,240 km total (1985); 3,840 km paved, 3,400 km
unpaved
</p>
<p>Inland waterways: 5,150-8,046 km navigable waterways (includes
2,575-3,058 km main cargo routes)
</p>
<p>Pipelines: natural gas 1,220 km
</p>
<p>Ports: Chittagong, Chalna
</p>
<p>Merchant marine: 42 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 314,228
GRT/461,607 DWT; includes 34 cargo, 2 oil tanker, 3 refrigerated
cargo, 3 bulk
</p>
<list>
<l>Airports:</l>
<l> total: 16</l>
<l> usable: 12</l>
<l> with permanent-surface runways: 12</l>
<l> with runways over 3,659 m: 0</l>
<l> with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 4</l>
<l> with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 6</l>
</list>
<p>Telecommunications: adequate international radio
communications and landline service; fair domestic wire and
microwave service; fair broadcast service; 241,250 telephones;
broadcast stations - 9 AM, 6 FM, 11 TV; 2 Indian Ocean INTELSAT
satellite earth stations
</p></body></article></text>