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Saudi Arabia
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Roads: About 100,000 kilometers, of which in
1991 over 35,000 kilometers paved and 65,000 kilometers improved
earth. TransArabian Highway, a multilane expressway, crossed peninsula
from Ad Dammam to Jiddah via Riyadh and Mecca.
Railroads: 571 kilometers standard gauge (1.435
meters) from Riyadh to port at Ad Dammam; also shorter rail line
linking Riyadh and Al Hufuf.
Ports: Jiddah, principal port, handled 60 percent
of cargo. Ad Dammam, second largest port, and Ras Tanura handled
most of the kingdom's petroleum exports. Al Jubayl, Yanbu al Bahr,
and Jizan smaller ports.
Airports: Three international airports in Jiddah,
Riyadh, and Dhahran.
Telecommunications: Good modern system with
radio-relay, coaxial cable, and satellite facilities; network
expanding. 1.6 million telephones in 1991; more than forty AM
radio, and more than 100 television stations; five International
Telecommunications Satellite Corporation (Intelsat) and two Arab
Satellite Communications Organization (Arabsat) ground stations.
Data as of December 1992
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