Korea South Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: 3 106.5 km operating in 1983; 3,059.1 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 46 9 km 0.610-meter narrow gauge, 712.5 km double-track 417 9 km electrified; government owned

Highways: 53,936 km total (1982); 13,476 km national highway, 49,460 km provincial and local roads

Inland waterways: 1,609 km; use restricted to small native craft

Freight carried: rail (1983) 51 million metric tons, highway 126 million metric tons; air (1983) 47,000 metric tons (domestic)

Ports: 11 major, 32 minor

Civil air: 93 major transport aircraft

Airfields: 121 total, 109 usable; 67 with permanent-surface runways; 23 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 12 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications: adequate domestic and international services; 4.8 million telephones (121 per 100 popl.); 79 AM, 46 FM, 256 TV stations (57 of 1 kW or greater); 1 ground satellite station

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