Railroads: 3.9 km; used to haul phosphates from the center of the island to processing facilities on the southwest coast

Highways: about 27 km total; 21 km paved, 6 km improved earth

Ports: Nauru

Merchant marine: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 45,288 GRT/59,836 DWT; includes 1 passenger-cargo, 2 cargo, 2 bulk

Civil air: 3 major transport aircraft, one on order

Airports: 1 with permanent-surface runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications: adequate intraisland and international radio communications provided via Australian facilities; 1,600 telephones; 4,000 radio receivers; stations--1 AM, no FM, no TV; 1 satellite ground station

NOTE: The information regarding Nauru 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 Nauru Communications 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nauru Communications 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.