Communications (Chile)
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     Railroads:
         7,766 km total; 3,974 km 1.676-meter gauge, 150 km 1.435-meter standard
         gauge, 3,642 km 1.000-meter gauge; electrification, 1,865 km 1.676-meter
         gauge, 80 km 1.000-meter gauge
     Highways:
         79,025 km total; 9,913 km paved, 33,140 km gravel, 35,972 km improved and
         unimproved earth (1984)
     Inland waterways:
         725 km
     Pipelines:
         crude oil 755 km; petroleum products 785 km; natural gas 320 km
     Ports:
         Antofagasta, Iquique, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Valparaiso, San Antonio,
         Talcahuano, Arica
     Merchant marine:
         33 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 468,873 GRT/780,932 DWT; includes 11
         cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 2 petroleum tanker, 1
         chemical tanker, 3 liquefied gas, 3 combination ore/oil, 9 bulk; note - in
         addition, 2 naval tanker and 2 military transport are sometimes used
         commercially
     Civil air:
         29 major transport aircraft
     Airports:
         390 total, 349 usable; 48 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways
         over 3,659 m; 12 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 58 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
     Telecommunications:
         modern telephone system based on extensive microwave relay facilities;
         768,000 telephones; broadcast stations - 159 AM, no FM, 131 TV, 11
         shortwave; satellite ground stations - 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and 3
         domestic