CIA Factbook The World Factbook 1994: IrelandCommunications Railroads: Irish National Railways (CIE) operates 1,947 km 1.602-meter gauge, government owned; 485 km double track; 37 km electrified Highways: • total: 92,294 km • paved: 87,422 km • unpaved: gravel, crushed stone 4,872 km Inland waterways: limited for commercial traffic Pipelines: natural gas 225 km Ports: Cork, Dublin, Waterford Merchant marine: 53 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 139,278 GRT/173,325 DWT, bulk 4, cargo 32, chemical tanker 2, container 4, oil tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 2, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 3 Airports: • total: 44 • usable: 42 • with permanent-surface runways: 14 • with runways over 3,659 m: 0 • with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 2 • with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 7 Telecommunications: modern system using cable and digital microwave circuits; 900,000 telephones; broadcast stations—9 AM, 45 FM, 86 TV; 2 coaxial submarine cables; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station