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Communications
Highways: 15,215 km total; including 2,335 km bituminous
surface, 2,880 km gravel, and 10,000 km improved earth or
stabilized soil (1983).
Pipelines: 15 km crude oil.
Ports: Mogadishu, Berbera, Chisimayu.
Merchant marine: 3 cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling
6,563 GRT/9,512 DWT; includes 2 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo.
Civil air: 2 major transport aircraft.
Airports: 60 total, 45 usable; 8 with permanent-surface runways;
2 with runways over 3,659 m; 5 with runways 2,440-3,659 m;
20 with runways 1,220-2,439 m.
Telecommunications: minimal telephone and telegraph service;
radio relay and troposcatter system centered on Mogadishu
connects a few towns; 6,000 telephones; stations--2 AM,
no FM, 1 TV; 1 Indian Ocean INTELSAT earth station; scheduled
to receive an ARABSAT station.