Railroads: Irish National Railways (CIE) operates 1,947 km 1.602-meter gauge, government owned; 485 km double track; 38 km electrified

Highways: 92,294 km total; 87,422 km surfaced, 4,872 km gravel or crushed stone

Inland waterways: limited for commercial traffic

Pipelines: natural gas, 225 km

Ports: Cork, Dublin, 10 secondary, and numerous minor ports

Merchant marine: 49 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 115,779 GRT/138,411 DWT; includes 3 short-sea passenger, 28 cargo, 2 refrigerated cargo, 3 container, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 3 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 1 specialized tanker, 3 chemical tanker, 5 bulk

Civil air: 23 major transport aircraft

Airports: 40 total, 37 usable; 18 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications: small, modern system using cable and radio relay circuits; 900,000 telephones; stations--45 AM, 16 (29 relays) FM, 18 (68 relays) TV; 4 coaxial submarine cables; 1 satellite ground station working in INTELSAT system

NOTE: The information regarding Ireland on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ireland Communications 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ireland Communications 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.