traffic, although of limited overall value Pipelines: crude oil 1,204 km; natural gas 1,400 km (1992) Ports: coastal - Batumi, Poti, Sukhumi Merchant marine: 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 12,507 GRT/21,923 DWT Airports: total: 36 usable: 23 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 22 Telecommunications: facilities are adequate; 68,900 telephones; interisland microwave system and Islamic fundamentalist groups are active Suffrage: none Elections: Legislative Council: last held 23 September
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