Argentina Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: 35,476 km total; 3,086 km 1 435-meter standard gauge, 22,788 km 1.676-meter broad gauge, 13,461 km 1.000-meter gauge, 403 km 0.750-meter gauge, of total in country, 142 km are electrified

Highways: 208,100 km total, of which 47,550 km paved, 39,500 km gravel, 101,000 km improved earth, 20,300 km unimproved earth

Inland waterways: 11,000 km navigable

Pipelines: 4,090 km crude oil; 2,200 km refined products; 9,918 km natural gas

Ports: 7 major. 30 minor

Civil air: 54 major transport aircraft

Airfields: 1,827 total, 1,663 usable; 125 with permanent-surface runways, 1 with runways over 3,695 m, 32 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 327 with runways 1,2202,439 m

Telecommunications: extensive modern system; 3.23 million telephones (10 3 per 100 popl.), radio relay widely used; 2 satellite stations w ith 3 Atlantic Ocean antennas; 163 AM and 190 TV stations, 30-station domestic satellite network

NOTE: The information regarding Argentina on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Argentina 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Argentina 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.