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<text id=94CT1368><title>Syria—Communications</title> <article><source>CIA Factbook</source> <hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Syria<nl>Communications</hdr><body> <list> <item><hi format=bold>Railroads:</hi> 1,998 km total; 1,766 km standard gauge, 232 km 1.050-meter (narrow) gauge <item><hi format=bold>Highways:</hi> <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>total:</hi> 29,000 km <item>• <hi format=ital>paved:</hi> 22,680 km (including 670 km of expressways) (1988) <item>• <hi format=ital>unpaved:</hi> 6,320 km </list> <item><hi format=bold>Inland waterways:</hi> 870 km; minimal economic importance <item><hi format=bold>Pipelines:</hi> crude oil 1,304 km; petroleum products 515 km <item><hi format=bold>Ports:</hi> Tartus, Latakia, Baniyas, Jablah <item><hi format=bold>Merchant marine:</hi> 57 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 151,519 GRT/243,910 DWT, bulk 7, cargo 48, vehicle carrier 2 <item><hi format=bold>Airports:</hi> <list style=hang> <item>• <hi format=ital>total:</hi> 104 <item>• <hi format=ital>usable:</hi> 100 <item>• <hi format=ital>with permanent-surface runways:</hi> 24 <item>• <hi format=ital>with runways over 3,659 m:</hi> 0 <item>• <hi format=ital>with runways 2,440-3,659 m:</hi> 21 <item>• <hi format=ital>with runways 1,220-2,439 m:</hi> 3 </list> <item><hi format=bold>Telecommunications:</hi> fair system currently undergoing significant improvement and digital upgrades, including fiber optic technology; 512,600 telephones (37 telephones per 1,000 persons); broadcast stations—9 AM, 1 FM, 17 TV; satellite earth stations—1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT and 1 Intersputnik; 1 submarine cable; coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey </list></body></article></text>