Communications (Fiji)
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     Railroads:
         644 km 0.610-meter narrow gauge, belonging to the government-owned Fiji
         Sugar Corporation
     Highways:
         3,300 km total (1984) - 1,590 km paved; 1,290 km gravel, crushed stone, or
         stabilized soil surface; 420 unimproved earth
     Inland waterways:
         203 km; 122 km navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges
     Ports:
         Lambasa, Lautoka, Savusavu, Suva
     Merchant marine:
         7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 40,072 GRT/47,187 DWT; includes 2
         roll-on/roll-off, 2 container, 1 petroleum tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 1
         cargo
     Civil air:
         1 DC-3 and 1 light aircraft
     Airports:
         25 total, 22 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways
         over 3,659 m; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
     Telecommunications:
         modern local, interisland, and international (wire/radio integrated) public
         and special-purpose telephone, telegraph, and teleprinter facilities;
         regional radio center; important COMPAC cable link between US-Canada and New
         Zealand-Australia; 53,228 telephones; broadcast stations - 7 AM, 1 FM, no
         TV; 1 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth station