Zambia (formerly Northern Rhodesia) Communications - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Railroads· 1,204 km, all 1.067-meter gauge; 13 km doubletlack

Highways: 36,370 km total; 6,500 km paved, 7,000 km crushed stone, gravel, or stabilized soil, 22,870 km improved and unimproved earth

Zambia

Inland waterways: 2,250 km, including Zambezi River, Luapula River, Lake Tanganyika; Mpulungu is small port on Lake Tanganyika

Pipelines: 1,724 km crude oil

Civil air: 9 major transport aircraft

Airfields: 129 total, 114 usable; 12 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways over 3,659 m, 4 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 19 with runways 1,2202,439 m

Telecommunications: facilities are among the best in Sub-Saharan Africa;

high-capacity radio relay connects most larger towns and cities; 71,700 telephones (1.2 per 100 popl.); 9 AM, 2 FM, 10 TV stations; 1 Indian Ocean satellite station

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