<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Ireland<nl>Communications</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Railroads:</hi> Irish National Railways (CIE) operates 1,947 km 1.602-meter gauge, government owned; 485 km double track; 37 km electrified
<item><hi format=bold>Highways:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total:</hi> 92,294 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>paved:</hi> 87,422 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>unpaved:</hi> gravel, crushed stone 4,872 km
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<item><hi format=bold>Inland waterways:</hi> limited for commercial traffic
<item><hi format=bold>Pipelines:</hi> natural gas 225 km
<item><hi format=bold>Telecommunications:</hi> 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