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Tajikistan
Index
Highways: In 1992, 32,750 kilometers of roads, of
which 18,240 classified as main roads. One major highway connecting
Dushanbe in southwest with Khujand in northwest.
Railroads: Most important means of transportation, but
do not link vital areas of northwest and southwest. In 1990 total track
891 kilometers, of which 410 industrial. Aging infrastructure depleting
service reliability.
Civil Aviation: Airport at Dushanbe, only one with
scheduled flights, in poor condition; cannot accommodate large
inter-national planes. Tajikistan International Airlines founded 1995 with
Western aid.
Inland Waterways: None.
Ports: None.
Pipelines: Only short natural gas lines from
Uzbekistan to Dushanbe and linking Uzbekistani points across Tajikistan's
northwest extremity.
Telecommunications: In 1993, 259,600 telephones (one
per twenty-two persons). Radio and television broadcasting is monopoly of
the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. Thirteen AM and three
FM stations offer programs in Tajik, Russian, and Uzbek. Television
broadcasts from Dushanbe with relays from Iran, Russia, and Turkey. In
1992, 854,000 radios and 860,000 televisions in use.
Data as of March 1996
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