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![]() ![]() Syria Communications - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/syria/syria_communications.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Railroads: 2,020 km total; 1,709 km standard gauge, 311 km 1.050-meter narrow gauge Highways: 27,000 km total; 21,000 km paved, 3,000 km gravel or crushed stone, 3,000 km improved earth Inland waterways: 672 km; of little economic importance Pipelines: 1,304 km crude oil; 515 km refined products Ports: Tartus, Latakia, Baniyas Merchant marine: 14 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 39,365 GRT/58,713 DWT; includes 13 cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo Civil air: 17 major transport aircraft Airports: 95 total, 93 usable; 24 with permanent-surface runways; 21 with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 5 with runways 1,220-2,439 m Telecommunications: fair system currently undergoing significant
improvement; 512,600 telephones; stations--9 AM, 1 FM, 40 TV; 1 Indian Ocean
INTELSAT station; 1 Intersputnik satellite station under construction;
1 submarine cable; coaxial cable and radio relay to Iraq, Jordan, Turkey,
and Lebanon (inactive)
NOTE: The information regarding Syria 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 Syria Communications 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Syria Communications 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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