<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Cuba<nl>Communications</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Railroads:</hi> 12,795 km total; Cuban National Railways operates 5,053 km of 1.435-meter gauge track, including 151.7 km electrified; in addition, sugar plantation lines consist of 7,742 km of 0.914-meter and 1.435-meter gauge track
<item><hi format=bold>Highways:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total:</hi> 26,477 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>paved:</hi> 14,477 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>unpaved:</hi> gravel or earth 12,000 km (1989)
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<item><hi format=bold>Inland waterways:</hi> 240 km
<item><hi format=bold>Ports:</hi> Cienfuegos, La Habana, Mariel, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba; 7 secondary, 35 minor
<item>• <hi format=ital>note:</hi> Cuba beneficially owns an additional 34 ships (1,000 GRT and over) totaling 529,090 DWT under the registry of Panama, Cyprus, and Malta