Merchant marine:
total: 257 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 769,518 GRT/1,148,423
DWT
ships by type: bulk 29, cargo 165, chemical tanker 2, combination
bulk 1, container 7, liquefied gas tanker 1, livestock carrier 3,
oil tanker 19, passenger 1, passenger-cargo 3, refrigerated cargo
16, roll-on/roll-off cargo 7, short-sea passenger 2, vehicle carrier
1
note: a flag of convenience registry; Russia owns 8 ships, Vietnam
4, North Korea 2, Greece 1, Japan 1, US 1, Iran 1 (1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 111
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 3
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 2
with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 5
with paved runways under 914 m: 79
with unpaved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 21 (1995 est.)
Communications ———————
Telephones: 105,000 (1992 est.)
Telephone system: inadequate system
domestic: NA
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic
Ocean); connected to Central American Microwave System
Radio broadcast stations: AM 176, FM 0, shortwave 7
Radios: 2.115 million (1992 est.)
Television broadcast stations: 28
Televisions: 400,000 (1992 est.)
Defense ———-