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Communications
Railroads: 3,189 km total; 2,879 km 1.067-meter gauge, 310 km
0.600-meter gauge; limited trackage in use because of
insurgent attacks; sections of the Benguela Railroad closed
because of insurgency.
Highways: 73,828 km total; 8,577 km bituminous-surface treatment,
29,350 km crushed stone, gravel, or improved earth, remainder
unimproved earth.
Inland waterways: 1,295 km navigable.
Pipelines: crude oil, 179 km.
Ports: Luanda, Lobito, Namibe, Cabinda.
Merchant marine: 12 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 66,348
GRT/102,825 DWT; includes 11 cargo, 1 petroleum, oils, and
lubricants (POL) tanker.
Civil air: 27 major transport aircraft.
Airports: 317 total, 184 usable; 28 with permanent-surface
runways; 1 with runways over 3,659 m; 12 with runways 2,440-3,659
m; 60 with runways 1,220-2,439 m.
Telecommunications: fair system of wire, radio relay, and
troposcatter routes; high frequency used extensively for
military/Cuban links; 40,300 telephones; stations--17 AM,
13 FM, 2 TV; 2 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations.