GuineaBissau (formerly Portuguese Guinea) Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: none

Highways: approx. 3,218 km (418 km bituminous, remainder earth)

Inland waterways: scattered stretches are important to coastal commerce

Ports: 1 major (Bissau)

Civil air: 2 major transport aircraft

Airfields: 54 total, 46 usable; 5 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 6 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications: limited system of open-wire lines, radio-relay links, and radiocommunication stations; 3,000 telephones (0.5 per 100 popl.); 1 AM station, 1 FM station, no TV stations

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