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Communications
Railroads: 797 km, 1.067-meter gauge, single track (includes
285 km that are privately owned).
Highways: 12,000 km total; 560 km bituminous surface treated;
850 km gravel, laterite; 5,350 km improved earth; 5,240 km
unimproved roads.
Inland waterways: the Congo and Ubangi (Oubangui) Rivers
provide 1,120 km of commercially navigable water transport;
the rest are used for local traffic only.
Pipelines: crude oil 25 km.
Ports: Pointe-Noire (ocean port), Brazzaville (river port).
Civil air: 4 major transport aircraft.
Airports: 51 total, 46 usable; 5 with permanent-surface
runways; none with runways over 3,659 m; 1 with runways
2,440-3,659 m; 17 with runways 1,220-2,439 m.
Telecommunications: services adequate for government use;
primary network is composed of radio relay routes and coaxial
cables; key centers are Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo;
18,100 telephones; stations--3 AM, 1 FM, 4 TV; 1 Atlantic
Ocean satellite station.