Merchant marine:
total: 28 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 577,747 GRT/701,459 DWT
ships by type: cargo 5, container 20, refrigerated cargo 2,
roll-on/roll-off cargo 1 (1995 est.)

Airports:
total: 50
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 2
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 6
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 7
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 8
with paved runways under 914 m: 22
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 2
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 3 (1995 est.)

Heliports: 2 (1995 est.)

Communications ———————

Telephones: 2.425 million (1990 est.)

Telephone system: most highly developed system in the Middle East
although not the largest
domestic: good system of coaxial cable and microwave radio relay
international: 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3
Intelsat (2 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 9, FM 45, shortwave 0

Radios: 2.25 million (1993 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 20

Televisions: 1.5 million (1993 est.)