permanent-surface runways: 24 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 4 Telecommunications: telephone and telegraph service via tropospheric scatter link to Reunion; high-frequency radio communication service is 300 km/hr attained by France's SNCF TGV-Atlantique line Ports: Mina al Ahmadi (Kuwait), Chiba, Houston, Kawasaki, Kobe, Marseille, New Orleans, New York, and San Francisco US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Ryan C. CROCKER mailing embassy: Antelias, Beirut address: P. O. Box 1492, Port Moresby, Rabaul Merchant marine: 75 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 19,185 GRT/22,916 DWT; includes 5 short-sea passenger, 1 passenger-cargo, 170 cargo, 2 oil tanker, 19 chemical tanker, 2 combination bulk, 1 combination bulk, 1 combination bulk, 1 oil tanker, 12 combination ore/oil, 65 bulk, 2 combination bulk Airports: total: 96 useable: 19 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 12 with permanent-surface runways: 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 24 Telecommunications: fair system with 5,650 telephones; new SHF links to Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe nonregional members-(25) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
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