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<text id=93CT0678>
<title>
Ireland--Communications
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Ireland
Communications</hdr><body>
<p>Railroads: Irish National Railways (CIE) operates 1,947 km
1.602-meter gauge, government owned; 485 km double track; 37 km
electrified
</p>
<p>Highways: 92,294 km total; 87,422 km paved, 4,872 km gravel or
crushed stone
</p>
<p>Inland waterways: limited for commercial traffic
</p>
<p>Pipelines: natural gas 225 km
</p>
<p>Ports: Cork, Dublin, Waterford
</p>
<p>Merchant marine: 57 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 154,647
GRT/186,432 DWT; includes 4 short-sea passenger, 33 cargo, 2
refrigerated cargo, 4 container, 3 oil tanker, 3 specialized tanker,
3 chemical tanker, 5 bulk
</p>
<list>
<l>Airports:</l>
<l> total: 40</l>
<l> usable: 39</l>
<l> with permanent-surface runways: 13</l>
<l> with runways over 3,659 m: 0</l>
<l> with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 2</l>
<l> with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 6</l>
</list>
<p>Telecommunications: modern system using cable and digital microwave
circuits; 900,000 telephones; broadcast stations - 9 AM, 45 FM, 86
TV; 2 coaxial submarine cables; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth
station
</p></body></article></text>