Bangladesh Communications - 1986


SOURCE: 1986 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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Railroads: 4,085 km total (1985); 1,912 km 1.000-meter gauge, 978 km 1.676-meter broad gauge; government owned

Highways: 45,633 km total (1985); 4,076 km paved, 2,693 km gravel, 38,864 km earth

Inland waterways: 7,000 km; river steamers navigate main waterways

Ports: 2 sea (Chittagong, Chalna), 7 inland

Pipelines: 650 km natural gas

Civil air: 15 major transport aircraft

Airfields: 18 total 13 usable; 14 with permanent-surface runways; 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 7 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications: adequate interna tional radio communications and landline service; fair domestic wire and microwave service; fair broadcast service; 100.000 vest.) telephones (0.1 per 100 popl.J; 9 AM, 6 FM, 8 TV stations, and 1 ground satellite station

NOTE: The information regarding Bangladesh 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 Bangladesh 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bangladesh 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.

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