Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: none

Highways: 51C km total, 30 km caved, 80 km gravel, and 400 km unimproved earth

Ports: 1 major (Port Stanley), 4 minor

Civil air: no major transport aircraft

Airfields: 5 total, 5 usable, 2 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 1 with runways 1,220-2,439

Telecommunications: government-operated radiotelephone networks providing effective service to almost all points on both islands; approximately 590 telephones (est 24.2 per 100 popl.); 1 AM station, 1 FM station, 1 Atlantic satellite station

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