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Bhutan TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Roads: In 1989 2,280 kilometers of roads, 77
percent
paved. Most principal towns linked by surfaced road
network in
south, mountainous terrain in north makes transportation
difficult.
Nearly 7,000 vehicles registered in 1988. Bus service
major public
transportation.
Airports: International facility at Paro, small
airport
at Yonphula; helipads throughout country. Druk-Air service
from
Paro, five flights weekly, to Bangkok, Calcutta, New
Delhi, Dhaka,
and Kathmandu.
Telecommunications: Modern telecommunications
link major
towns; international microwave service through satellite
ground
stations in Thimphu, Calcutta, and New Delhi.
Data as of September 1991
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