Ireland Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: Irish National Railways (CIE) operates 1,942 km 1.600-meter gauge, government owned; 485 km double; 38 km electrified track

Highways: 92,294 km total; 87,422 km surfaced, 4,872 km gravel or crushed stone

Inland waterways: limited for commercial traffic

Pipelines: natural gas, 225 km

Ports: 2 major, 6 secondary, 38 minor

Civil air: 23 major transport aircraft

Airfields: 41 total, 37 usable; 16 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications:small, modern system using cable and radio-relay circuits; 824,000 telephones (23.5 per 100 popl.); 24 AM, 20 FM, 84 TV stations; 4 coaxial submarine cables; 1 satellite ground station

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