Ports: Asuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion

Merchant marine:
total: 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 21,323 GRT/23,907 DWT
ships by type: cargo 13, oil tanker 2, roll-on/roll-off 1 (1995 est.)

Airports:
total: 739
with paved runways over 3 047 m: 3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 4
with paved runways under 914 m: 438
with unpaved runways over 3 047 m: 1
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 25
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 266 (1995 est.)

Communications ———————

Telephones: 88,730 (1985 est.)

Telephone system: meager telephone service; principal switching
center is Asuncion
domestic: fair microwave radio relay network
international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

Radio broadcast stations: AM 40, FM 0, shortwave 7

Radios: 775,000 (1992 est.)

Television broadcast stations: 5

Televisions: 370,000 (1992 est.)