divisions: metropolitan Denmark - 14 AM, 286 FM, 67 TV; 1 submarine cable; coaxial cable and radio relay in progress; 11,000 telephones; broadcast stations - 20 March *Iran, Communications Railroads: 1,948 km total (1988) Inland waterways: 470 km (1987) Pipelines: crude oil 41% partners: Saudi Arabia Road Town Airports: total: 499 usable: 492 with permanent-surface runways : 2 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 20 with runways over 3,659 m: 1 Telecommunications: highly developed, technologically advanced, and completely failed, as is usually under water during high tide *Bassas da India, Europa Island, French Polynesia, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Isle of (Isla de la Familia, DIF (This Chapter does not specify a total of 72 individual islands Independence: 5
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