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Turkmenistan
Index
Highways: In 1990 about 23,000 kilometers of roads, of
which 15,300 paved. One major highway connects eastern and western
population centers.
Railroads: In 1993, about 2,120 kilometers of track in
system inadequate to serve current needs. Major renovation and expansion
in planning stage, including 1,000 kilometers of new track.
Civil Aviation: Seven airports, four with
permanent-surface runways. Main international airport at Ashgabat.
Turkmenistan Airlines offers connections to some European cities, Middle
and Far East, and southern Asia.
Inland Waterways: None.
Ports: Main shipping facility at Turkmenbashy on
Caspian Sea; three smaller Caspian ports, undergoing reconstruction 1995.
Pipelines: Critical part of economic infrastructure;
in 1994, some 4,400 kilometers in operation, with plans for new natural
gas lines westward to Bulgaria (4,000 kilometers) and eastward to China
(6,700 kilometers) before 2000.
Telecommunications: In poorly developed telephone
system, 28 percent of households with telephones, many villages lacking
telephone service entirely, and much outdated equipment; modernization
program began early 1990s. Two television broadcasting centers relaying
satellite transmissions from Orbita and International Telecommunications
Satellite Organization (Intelsat) to all cities and rural centers. All
broadcasting controlled by State Committee for Television and Radio
Broadcasting.
Data as of March 1996
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