Namibia (formerly SouthWest Africa) Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: 2,340 km 1.067-meter gauge, single track

Highways: 54,500 km; 4,079 km paved, 2,540 gravel, remainder earth roads and tracks

Ports: 2 major (Walvis Bay and Lderitz)

Civil air: 3 major transport aircraft

Airfields: 151 total, 141 usable; 21 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways over 3,659 m; 4 with runways 2,4403,659 m, 63 with runways 1,220-2,439 m

Telecommunications: good urban, fair rural services; radio relay connects major towns, wires extend to other population centers;

57,400 telephones (6.0 per 100 popl.); 2 AM, 13 FM, 3 TV stations

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