Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: 1,173 km Ouagadougou to Abidjan (Ivory Coast line); 516 km 1.000-meter gauge, single track in Burkina

Highways: 16,500 km total· 967 km paved. 7,733 km improved, 7,800 km unimproved

Civil air: 1 major transport aircraft

Airfields: 55 total, 51 usable; 2 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications all services only fair; radio relay, wire, radio communication stations in use, 8 600 telephones (under 0.14 per 100 popi); 2 AM, 2 FM, 2 TV stations; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTEI,SAT station

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