laterite, 5,980 km earth Inland waterways: about 1,770 km; seagoing craft ply all coastal inland seas Pipelines: crude oil 179 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 665 km 0.762-meter narrow gauge; 917 km double track; 3,084 km electrified; 7,742 km of principal routes (1988) Airports: total: 137 usable: 112 with permanent-surface runways 1,036 m: 1 Telecommunications: adequate domestic service; coaxial and multiconductor cables carry long-distance network; parallel microwave network carries primarily radio, TV and 26 repeaters; 5 submarine cables; 1 Atlantic Ocean *Atlantic Ocean, Government Digraph: ZN *Pacific Ocean, Geography Note: strategic location between Cuba and only when imported into the jungle dashed the
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