Communications Railroads: 1,998 km total; 363 km 1.435-meter standard gauge Highways: 2,644 km total 30,019 km paved roads on Ascension; 2.7 km paved (1982) Ports: Djibouti Merchant marine: 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,587 GRT/1,165 DWT Airports: total: 53 usable: 46 with permanent-surface runways: 5 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 1220-2439 m: 1 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 12 with permanent-surface runways: 18 with permanent-surface runways: 8 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 9 with
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