Communications (Cuba)
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     Railroads:
         12,947 km total; Cuban National Railways operates 5,053 km of 1.435-meter
         gauge track; 151.7 km electrified; 7,742 km of sugar plantation lines of
         0.914-m and 1.435-m gauge
     Highways:
         26,477 km total; 14,477 km paved, 12,000 km gravel and earth surfaced (1989
         est.)
     Inland waterways:
         240 km
     Ports:
         Cienfuegos, Havana, Mariel, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba; 7 secondary, 35
         minor
     Merchant marine:
         77 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 537,464 GRT/755,824 DWT; includes 46
         cargo, 10 refrigerated cargo, 1 cargo/training, 11 petroleum tanker, 1
         chemical tanker, 4 liquefied gas, 4 bulk; note - Cuba beneficially owns an
         additional 45 ships (1,000 GRT and over) totaling 574,047 DWT under the
         registry of Panama, Cyprus, and Malta
     Civil air:
         88 major transport aircraft
     Airports:
         189 total, 167 usable; 73 with permanent-surface runways; 3 with runways
         over 3,659 m; 12 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 18 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
     Telecommunications:
         broadcast stations - 150 AM, 5 FM, 58 TV; 1,530,000 TVs; 2,140,000 radios;
         229,000 telephones; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station