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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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South Korea
Index
Roads: 51,000 kilometers of roadways; 46.3 percent
paved in 1988; 1,539 kilometers express highways, more under
construction; 845,000 passenger cars and 748,000 commercial
vehicles in 1987. Intercity bus system; subway system in Seoul.
Railroads: State-run Korean National Railroad with
6,340- kilometer network; 761.8 kilometers double track; 1,023
kilometers electric railroads. Suburban lines connect to Seoul
subway system.
Major Ports: Pusan, Inch'on, Kunsan, Mokp'o, and Ulsan.
Civil Aviation: International airports at Seoul, Pusan,
and Cheju. Two airlines serve major domestic cities: Asiana
Airlines and Korean Air. Korean Air international service
includes routes to Japan, North America, Middle East, Soviet
Union, and Western Europe.
Telecommunications: Adequate domestic and international
services; approximately 9.2 million telephones in 1987; 42
million radio receivers; by 1989 there were 79 AM and 46 FM radio
stations; 256 television stations (57 of 1 kilowatt or greater)
and 8.6 million television sets; four satellite earth stations.
Data as of June 1990
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