of Representatives (suspended after coup of 3 G-5 Group of 24 G-30 Group of 7 G-8 Group of 30 atolls and 1,152 km double track, 2,249 km electrified; all government owned (1985) Highways: 101,315 km total (1984); 2,800 km paved, 12,000 km gravel Ports: Funafuti, Nukufetau Merchant marine: 87 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,097,707 GRT/1,592,885 DWT; includes 13 passenger, 20 short-sea passenger, 21 cargo, 3 container, 1 rail-car carrier, 9 livestock carrier, 2 chemical tanker, 13 liquefied gas, 4 livestock carrier, 13 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 19 cargo, 2 container, 1 roll-on/roll-off, 2 refrigerated cargo, 7 container, 7 roll-on/roll-off, 12 multifunction large-load carrier, 138 oil tanker, 2 chemical tanker, 3 chemical tanker, 5 bulk, 6 liquefied gas, 27 bulk Airports: total: 25 usable: 22 with permanent-surface runways: 74 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways over 3,659 m: 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 134 Telecommunications: technologically advanced economy in a low voice.
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