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![]() ![]() Malaysia Communications - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/malaysia/malaysia_communications.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Railroads: Peninsular Malaysia--1,665 km 1.04-meter gauge; 13 km double track, government owned; Sabah--136 km 1.000-meter gauge Highways: Peninsular Malaysia--23,600 km (19,352 km hard surfaced, mostly bituminous-surface treatment, and 4,248 km unpaved); Sabah--3,782 km; Sarawak--1,644 km Inland waterways: Peninsular Malaysia--3,209 km; Sabah--1,569 km; Sarawak--2,518 km Ports: Tanjong, Kidurong, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Pasir Gudang, Penang, Port Kelang, Sandakan, Tawau Merchant marine: 155 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,447,494 GRT/2,065,040 DWT; includes 2 short-sea passenger, 69 cargo, 21 container, 3 vehicle carrier, 2 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 1 livestock carrier, 27 petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL) tanker, 2 chemical tanker, 6 liquefied gas, 1 specialized tanker, 1 passenger-cargo, 19 bulk, 1 passenger Civil air: 36 (est.) major transport aircraft Pipelines: crude oil, 1,307 km; natural gas, 379 km Airports: 126 total, 121 usable; 32 with permanent-surface runways; 8 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 19 with runways 1,220-2,439 m Telecommunications: good intercity service provided to peninsular Malaysia
mainly by microwave relay, adequate intercity radio relay network between Sabah
and Sarawak via Brunei; international service good; good coverage by radio and
television broadcasts; 994,860 telephones (1984); stations--28 AM, 3 FM, 33 TV;
submarine cables extend to India and Sarawak; SEACOM submarine cable links to
Hong Kong and Singapore; 2 international satellite ground stations;
2 domestic satellite ground stations
NOTE: The information regarding Malaysia 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 Malaysia Communications 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malaysia Communications 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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