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<text id=93CT1132>
<title>
Philippines--Communications
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Philippines
Communications</hdr><body>
<p>Railroads: 378 km operable on Luzon, 34% government owned
(1982)
</p>
<p>Highways: 157,450 km total (1988); 22,400 km paved; 85,050 km
gravel, crushed-stone, or stabilized-soil surface; 50,000 km
unimproved earth
</p>
<p>Inland waterways: 3,219 km; limited to shallow-draft (less
than 1.5 m) vessels
</p>
<p>Pipelines: petroleum products 357 km
</p>
<p>Ports: Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras, Iloilo, Legaspi,
Manila, Subic Bay
</p>
<p>Merchant marine: 562 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
8,282,936 GRT/13,772,023 DWT; includes 1 passenger, 11 short-sea
passenger, 13 passenger-cargo, 155 cargo, 27 refrigerated cargo,
25 vehicle carrier, 9 livestock carrier, 13 roll-on/roll-off
cargo, 8 container, 38 oil tanker, 1 chemical tanker, 3
liquefied gas, 1 combination ore/oil, 249 bulk, 8 combination
bulk; note - many Philippine flag ships are foreign owned and
are on the register for the purpose of long-term bare-boat
charter back to their original owners who are principally in
Japan and Germany
</p>
<list>
<l>Airports:</l>
<l> total: 270</l>
<l> usable: 238</l>
<l> with permanent-surface runways: 73</l>
<l> with runways over 3,659 m: 0</l>
<l> with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 9</l>
<l> with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 57</l>
</list>
<p>Telecommunications: good international radio and submarine
cable services; domestic and interisland service adequate;
872,900 telephones; broadcast stations - 267 AM (including 6
US), 55 FM, 33 TV (including 4 US); submarine cables extended to
Hong Kong, Guam, Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan; satellite earth
stations - 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT, 2 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT, and
11 domestic
</p></body></article></text>