Communications (Chad)
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     Highways:
         31,322 km total; 32 km bituminous; 7,300 km gravel and laterite; remainder
         unimproved earth
     Inland waterways:
         2,000 km navigable
     Civil air:
         3 major transport aircraft
     Airports:
         71 total, 55 usable; 4 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways
         over 3,659 m; 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 25 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
     Telecommunications:
         fair system of radiocommunication stations for intercity links; broadcast
         stations - 6 AM, 1 FM, limited TV service; many facilities are inoperative;
         1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station