Japan Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: 21,387 km total (1982); 1,835 km 1,435-meter standard gauge, 19,552 km predominantly 1.067-meter narrow gauge, 5,690 km double- and multitrack sections, 8,830 km 1.0b7-meter narrow-gauge electrified, 1,804 km 1.435-meter standard gauge electrified

Highways: 1,113,388 km total (1980); 510,904 km paved, 602,484 km gravel, crushed stone, or unpaved; 2,579 km national expressways, 40,212 km national highways, 43,907 km principal local roads, 86,930 km prefectural roads, 939,760 km municipal roads

Inland waterways: approx. 1,770 km; seagoing craft ply all coastal inland seas’

Pipelines: crude oil, 84 km; natural gas, 1,800 km; refined products, 322 km

Ports: 17 Japanese Port Association specifically designated major ports, 110 other major ports, over 2,000 minor ports

Civil air: 265 major transport aircraf t

Airfields: 180 total, lt>0 usable; 126 with permanent-surface runways; 2 with runways over 3,659 m; 26 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 49 with runways 1,2202,439 m

Telecommunications: excellent domestic and international service; 64.0 million telephones (53.0 per 100 popl.); 318 AM stations, 58 FM stations plus 436 relay stations; about 12,350 TV stations (196 major—1 kw or greater), and 2 ground satellite stations; submarine cables to US (via Guam), Philippines, China and USSR

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