Dominican Republic Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: 375 km total of 1.435-meter gauge, privately owned

Highways: 12.000 km total; 5,800 km paved, 5,600 km gravel and improved earth, 600 km unimproved

Pipelines: crude oil, 96 km; refined products, 8 km

Ports: 4 major (Santo Domingo, Haina, San Pedro de Macon's, Puerto Plata), 17 minor

Civil air: 14 major transport aircraft

Airfields: 47 total, 34 usable; 14 with permanent-surface runways; 2 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 9 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications: relatively efficient domestic system based on islandwide radiorelay network; 190,000 telephones (3 per 100 popl.); 126 AM, 18 TV stations; 1 coaxial submarine cable; 1 Atlantic Ocean satellite station

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