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Spain TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
Railroads: State railroad system in late 1980s
covered about 13,000 kilometers, half of which electrified. This
national system used a broad gauge. A smaller state-owned system,
operating mainly in suburban areas of some northern cities, had
over 1,000 kilometers of narrow-gauge track in operation. In
addition, there were some small private railroads. Major
modernization program for main state system began in late 1980s.
Roads: Total road network amounted to about
320,000 kilometers in 1986, of which 2,000 kilometers were super
highways and about 20,000 were main roads. In 1980s roads were
most important means of moving people and goods.
Ports: About 200, of which 10 largest--
Cartagena, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Bilbao, Barcelona, Gijon,
Aviles, Puerto de la Luz, Huelva, Valencia, and Seville (Spanish,
Sevilla)--accounted for 75 percent of shipping.
Civil Airports: About forty. Half of these could
receive international flights.
Telecommunications: Generally adequate
facilities. Telephone system operated by government company that
was in process of modernizing the network. Countrywide radio and
television reception. International communication provided by
numerous coaxial submarine cables and two satellite ground
stations.
Data as of December 1988
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