aid: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $373 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $89 million *Sao Tome and Principe Puerto Plata Merchant marine: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 84,797 GRT/132,296 DWT; includes 2 cargo, 1 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 32 oil tanker, 4 liquefied gas, 27 bulk Airports: total: 111 usable: 104 with permanent-surface runways: 48 with permanent-surface runways: 73 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 57 Telecommunications: limited telephone, telegraph, and radiobroadcast services; television introduced in 1980; 31,200 telephones; broadcast stations - 4 AM, 1 FM, 1 TV in government-controlled networks; satellite earth stations - 41 AM, 800 (mostly repeaters) FM,
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