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Israel
Index
Roads: 13,410 kilometers of roads in 1985, providing
relatively dense network.
Railroads: 528 kilometers of state-owned railroads in
1988 linking major centers of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa,
Beersheba, and Ashdod.
Ports: Haifa most important, handling about 55 percent of
foreign trade in 1985, excluding bulk oil transport. Ashdod and
Elat (Red Sea) other major cargo ports. Oil terminals at Elat and
near Ashqelon; coal terminal at Hadera.
Airports: International airport at Lod; smaller airport
at Elat.
Pipelines: Elat to near Ashqelon for crude oil for
ongoing shipment; branch leads to Ashdod and Haifa refineries and
to consumption centers, including Elat, for petroleum products.
Communications: Modern, developed system with good
connections via cable and three ground satellite stations to rest
of world. In FY 1986 about 1.9 million telephones. In late 1980s,
Israel a demand for more telecommunications services than it was
able to provide.
Data as of December 1988
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