38. CIA Factbook on Lebanon: Communications
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This article is from the Lebanon FAQ, by Alaa Dakroub dakroub@leb.net with numerous contributions by others.
38. CIA Factbook on Lebanon: Communications
Railroads: system in disrepair, considered inoperable
Highways:
total 7,300 km
paved 6,200 km
unpaved gravel 450 km; improved earth 650 km
Pipelines: crude oil 72 km (none in operation)
Ports: Beirut, Tripoli, Ra'Sil'ata, Juniyah, Sidon, Az Zahrani, Tyre, Jubayl,
Shikka Jadidah
Merchant marine: 63 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 268,268 GRT/399,
054 DWT, bulk 4, cargo 39, chemical tanker 1, combination bulk 1, container 2,
livestock carrier 9, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off
cargo 2, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 2, combination ore/oil 1
Airports:
total 9
usable 7
with permanent-surface runways 5
with runways over 3,659 m 0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m 3
with runways 1,220-2,439 m 1
Telecommunications: telecommunications system severely damaged by civil war;
rebuilding still underway; 325,000 telephones (95 telephones per 1,000
persons); domestic traffic carried primarily by microwave radio relay and
a small amount of cable; international traffic by satellite - 1 Indian Ocean
INTELSAT earth station and 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station (erratic
operations), coaxial cable to Syria; microwave radio relay to Syria but
inoperable beyond Syria to Jordan, 3 submarine coaxial cables;
broadcast stations - 5 AM, 3 FM, 13 TV (numerous AM and FM stations are
operated sporadically by various factions)
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