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Portugal Transportation and Communications
Railroads: Railroad network amounted to about
3,600
kilometers in 1990, of which about 450 kilometers were
electrified. Except for several small railroads owned by
mining
industry and Lisbon's subway system, all of Portugal
railroad
network operated by the state company, Caminhos de Ferro
Portugueses (CP).
Roads:Total road network amounted to about
73,660
kilometers, of which 61,000 surfaced (bituminous, gravel,
and
crushed stone); 140 kilometers limited-access divided
highway.
Inland Waterways: 820 kilometers of navigable
inland
waterways; relatively unimportant to economy; used by
shallowdraft craft limited to 300-metric-ton capacity.
Ports: Lisbon, Leixões, and Sines fully equipped
with
adequate warehousing facilities. Also important: Viano do
Castelo, Aveira, Figueira, Setúbal, Portimão, Ponta
Delgada
(Azores), and Velas (Azores).
Civil Airports: 65 total, 62 usuable; 36 with
permanent
surface runways. Lisbon's Portela Airport, major European
air
terminal and transit point. International flights also
scheduled
to Porto, Faro, Santa Maria (Azores), São Miguel (Azores),
and
Funchal (Madeira).
Telecommunications: Generally adequate
facilities.
Integrated network of coaxial cables and microwave;
numerous AM
and FM radio stations; International Telecommunication
Satillite
Corporation (INTELSAT) and European Telecommunication
Satillite
Corporation (EUTELSAT) service.
Data as of January 1993
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