Spain Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads: 16,295 km total; Spanish National Railways (RENFE) operates 13,556 km 1.668-meter gauge, 6,156 km electrified, and 2,295 km double track; FEVE (government-owned narrow-gauge railways) operates 1,821 km of predominantly 1.000-meter gauge and 441 km electrified; privately owned railways operate 918 km of predominantly 1.000-meter gauge, 512 km electrified, and 56 km double track

Highways: 150,306 km total· 82,070 km national 2,433 km limited-access divided highway, 63,042 km bituminous treated, 17,038 Km intermediate bituminous, concrete, or stone block; the remaining 68 326 km are provincial or local roads (bituminous treated, intermediate bituminous, or stone block)

Inland waterways 1 045 km; of minor importance as transport arteries anil contribute little to ec onomy

Pipelines: 265 km crude oil; 1,862 km refined products; 1,130 km natural gas

Ports: 23 major, 175 minor

Civil air: 142 major transport aircraft

Airfields: (including Balearic and Canary Islands) 118 total, 114 usable; 61 with permanent-surface runways; 4 with runways over 3,659 m, 21 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 32 with runways 1,2202,439 m

Telecommunications: generally adequate, modern facilities, 13.8 million telephones (34.5 per 100 popl.); 180 AM, 391 FM, 1,378 TV stations; 21 coaxial submarine cables; 2 satellite stations with total of 5 antennas

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