Communications (Burma)
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     Railroads:
         3,991 km total, all government owned; 3,878 km 1.000-meter gauge, 113 km
         narrow-gauge industrial lines; 362 km double track
     Highways:
         27,000 km total; 3,200 km bituminous, 17,700 km improved earth or gravel,
         6,100 km unimproved earth
     Inland waterways:
         12,800 km; 3,200 km navigable by large commercial vessels
     Pipelines:
         crude oil 1,343 km; natural gas 330 km
     Ports:
         Rangoon, Moulmein, Bassein
     Merchant marine:
         71 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,036,018 GRT/1,514,121 DWT; includes
         3 passenger-cargo, 19 cargo, 5 refrigerated cargo, 3 vehicle carrier, 3
         container, 2 petroleum tanker, 6 chemical, 1 combination ore/oil, 27 bulk, 1
         combination bulk, 1 roll-on/roll-off
     Civil air:
         17 major transport aircraft (including 3 helicopters)
     Airports:
         85 total, 82 usable; 27 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways
         over 3,659 m; 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 38 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
     Telecommunications:
         meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service; international
         service is good; 53,000 telephones (1986); radiobroadcast coverage is
         limited to the most populous areas; broadcast stations - 2 AM, 1 FM, 1 TV
         (1985); 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station