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Dominican Republic TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Roads: Most common means of travel; in 1989 road
network approximately 17,000 kilometers, 70 percent of it
paved.
Ports: As result of improvements to facilities
during
1980s, Haina replaced Santo Domingo and Boca Chica as
country's
leading port. Other major shipping ports included Cabo
Rojo and
Barahona. Cruise ships stopped either at Santo Domingo or
Puerto
Plata.
Railroads: Rail system existed mainly to
transport
sugarcane. Its 1,725 kilometers of rail made it one of
longest in
Caribbean.
Airports: Four international airports. Major
facilities
Las Américas, near capital, and La Unión, near Puerto
Plata.
Smaller airports at La Romana and Santiago.
Telecommunications: Country boasted most
technologically advanced telecommunications industry in
Latin
America and Caribbean, offering wide range of services to
consumers. Service concentrated in urban areas, however.
Data as of December 1989
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