Djibouti (formerly French Territory of the Afars and Issas) Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: the Ethiopian-Djibouti railroad extends for 97 km through Djibouti

Highways: 2.800 km total; 279 km bituminous surface, 229 km improved earth, 2,292 km unimproved earth

Ports: I major (Djibouti)

Civil air: I major transport aircraft

Airfields: 12 total, 10 usable, I with permanent-surface runways; I with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 4 w ith runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications: fair system of urban facilities in Djibouti and radio-relay stations at outlying places; 7,200 telephones (2.0 per 100 popl.); 2 AM stations, I FM station, 2 TV stations; I Indian Ocean satellite ground station, I Arab satellite station, 1 submarine cable to Saudi Arabia under construction

NOTE: The information regarding Djibouti (formerly French Territory of the Afars and Issas) 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 Djibouti (formerly French Territory of the Afars and Issas) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Djibouti (formerly French Territory of the Afars and Issas) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.