Burma Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: 4,353 km total, all government owned; 3,878 km 1.000-meter gauge, 113 km narrow-gauge industrial lines; 362 km double track

Highways: 27,000 km total; 3,200 km bituminous, 17,700 km improved earth or gravel, 6,100 km unimproved earth

Inland waterways: 12,800 km; 3,200 km navigable by large commercial vessels

Pipelines: crude, 660 km· natural gas, 11 km

Ports: 4 major, 6 minor

Civil air: 17 major transport aircraft (including 3 helicopters)

Airfields: 89 total, 83 usable; 29 with permanent-surface runways; 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 37 with runway s 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications: meets minimum requirements for local and intercity service; international service is good; radiobroadcast coverage is limited to the most populous areas; 49,597 telephones (1982/83; 1 per 1,000 popl.); 1 AM station, no FM stations, 2 TV stations (December 1982); 1 ground satellite station

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