CIA Factbook The World Factbook 1994: CongoCommunications Railroads: 797 km, 1.067-meter gauge, single track (includes 285 km that are privately owned) Highways: • total: 11,960 km • paved: 560 km • unpaved: gravel or crushed stone 850 km; improved earth 5,350 km; unimproved earth 5,200 km Inland waterways: the Congo and Ubangi (Oubangui) Rivers provide 1,120 km of commercially navigable water transport; the rest are used for local traffic only Pipelines: crude oil 25 km Ports: Pointe-Noire (ocean port), Brazzaville (river port) Airports: • total: 41 • usable: 37 • with permanent-surface runways: 5 • with runways over 3,659 m: 0 • with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 1 • with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 16 Telecommunications: services adequate for government use; primary network is composed of radio relay routes and coaxial cables; key centers are Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo; 18,100 telephones; broadcast stations—4 AM, 1 FM, 4 TV; 1 Atlantic Ocean satellite earth station