Communications (Zambia)
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     Railroads:
         1,266 km, all 1.067-meter gauge; 13 km double track
     Highways:
         36,370 km total; 6,500 km paved, 7,000 km crushed stone, gravel, or
         stabilized soil; 22,870 km improved and unimproved earth
     Inland waterways:
         2,250 km, including Zambezi and Luapula Rivers, Lake Tanganyika
     Pipelines:
         crude oil 1,724 km
     Ports:
         Mpulungu (lake port)
     Civil air:
         12 major transport aircraft
     Airports:
         117 total, 104 usable; 13 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways
         over 3,659 m; 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 22 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
     Telecommunications:
         facilities are among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa; high-capacity microwave
         connects most larger towns and cities; broadcast stations - 11 AM, 5 FM, 9
         TV; satellite earth stations - 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT and 1 Atlantic Ocean
         INTELSAT