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<text id=94CT0402><title>Dominican Republic—Communications</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source>
<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Dominican Republic<nl>Communications</hdr><body>
<list>
<item><hi format=bold>Railroads:</hi> 1,655 km total in numerous segments; 4 different gauges from 0.558 m to 1.435 m
<item><hi format=bold>Highways:</hi>
<list style=hang>
<item>• <hi format=ital>total:</hi> 12,000 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>paved:</hi> 5,800 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>unpaved:</hi> gravel or improved earth 5,600 km; unimproved earth 600 km
</list>
<item><hi format=bold>Pipelines:</hi> crude oil 96 km; petroleum products 8 km
<item><hi format=bold>Ports:</hi> Santo Domingo, Haina, San Pedro de Macoris, Puerto Plata
<item><hi format=bold>Merchant marine:</hi> 1 cargo ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,587 GRT/1,165 DWT
<item><hi format=bold>Airports:</hi>
<list style=hang>
<item>• <hi format=ital>total:</hi> 36
<item>• <hi format=ital>usable:</hi> 31
<item>• <hi format=ital>with permanent-surface runways:</hi> 12
<item>• <hi format=ital>with runways over 3,659 m:</hi> 0
<item>• <hi format=ital>with runways 2,440-3,659 m:</hi> 4
<item>• <hi format=ital>with runways 1,220-2,439 m:</hi> 8
</list>
<item><hi format=bold>Telecommunications:</hi> relatively efficient domestic system based on islandwide microwave relay network; 190,000 telephones; broadcast stations—120 AM, no FM, 18 TV, 6 shortwave; 1 coaxial submarine cable; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
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