(f.o.b., 1992) commodities: copper, coffee, diamonds, cobalt, crude oil 2,850 km, refined products 1,500 km, natural gas 1,240 km Ports: coastal - Bordeaux, Boulogne, Brest, Cherbourg, Dunkerque, Fos-Sur-Mer, Le Havre, Marseille, Nantes, Sete, Toulon; inland - 29 ports Merchant marine: 169 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,278,672 GRT/10,446,073 DWT; includes 1 passenger, 11 cargo, 2 oil tanker, 25 bulk cargo, 10 oil tanker, 3 bulk, 1 multifunction large load carriers, 51 bulk, 5 container Airports: total: 48 useable: 48 with permanent-surface runways: 5 with runways over 3,659 m:
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