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<text id=93CT1299>
<title>
Sudan--Communications
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Sudan
Communications</hdr><body>
<p>Railroads: 5,516 km total; 4,800 km 1.067-meter gauge, 716 km
1.6096-meter-gauge plantation line
</p>
<p>Highways: 20,703 km total; 2,000 km bituminous treated, 4,000
km gravel, 2,304 km improved earth, 12,399 km unimproved earth
and track
</p>
<p>Inland waterways: 5,310 km navigable
</p>
<p>Pipelines: refined products 815 km
</p>
<p>Ports: Port Sudan, Sawakin
</p>
<p>Merchant marine: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 42,277
GRT/59,588 DWT; includes 3 cargo, 2 roll-on/roll-off
</p>
<list>
<l>Airports:</l>
<l> total: 68</l>
<l> usable: 56</l>
<l> with permanent-surface runways: 10</l>
<l> with runways over 3,659 m: 0</l>
<l> with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 6</l>
<l> with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 30</l>
</list>
<p>Telecommunications: large, well-equipped system by African
standards, but barely adequate and poorly maintained by modern
standards; consists of microwave radio relay, cable, radio
communications, troposcatter, and a domestic satellite system
with 14 stations; broadcast stations - 11 AM, 3 TV; satellite
earth stations for international traffic - 1 Atlantic Ocean
INTELSAT and 1 ARABSAT
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