Pakistan Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: (1984) 8,822 km 1.676-meter broad gauge, 535 km 1.000-meter gauge, and 610 km 0.762-meter narrow gauge; 1,037 km broad gauge double track and 286 km electrified; government owned

Highways: 98,000 km total 11984); 40,000 km paved, 23,000 km gravel, 29,000 im proved earth, and unimproved earth road sand tracks

Inland waterways: negligible

Pipelines: 250 km crude oil; 2,269 km natural gas; 750 km refined products

Ports: 2 major, 4 minor

Civil air: 30 major transport airc raft

Airfields: 117 total, 98 usable; 69 with permanent-surface runways, 1 with runways over 3,659 m, 29 with runways 2,4403,659 m, 41 with runways 1,200-2,439 m

Telecommunications: good international radiocommunication service over microwave and INTELSAT satellite; domestic radio communications poor; broadcast service good; 314,000 telephones (0.3 per 100 popl.); 27 AM, no FM, 16 TV stations, 1 ground satellite station

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