Communications (Angola)
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     Railroads:
         3,189 km total; 2,879 km 1.067-meter gauge, 310 km 0.600-meter gauge;
         limited trackage in use because of landmines still in place from the civil
         war; majority of the Benguela Railroad also closed because of civil war
     Highways:
         73,828 km total; 8,577 km bituminous-surface treatment, 29,350 km crushed
         stone, gravel, or improved earth, remainder unimproved earth
     Inland waterways:
         1,295 km navigable
     Pipelines:
         crude oil 179 km
     Ports:
         Luanda, Lobito, Namibe, Cabinda
     Merchant marine:
         12 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 66,348 GRT/102,825 DWT; includes 11
         cargo, 1 petroleum tanker
     Civil air:
         28 major transport aircraft
     Airports:
         309 total, 177 usable; 30 with permanent-surface runways; 2 with runways
         over 3,659 m; 15 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 54 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
     Telecommunications:
         limited system of wire, radio relay, and troposcatter routes; high frequency
         radio used extensively for military links; 40,300 telephones; broadcast
         stations - 17 AM, 13 FM, 6 TV; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations