Wikipedia: Iraq/Communications

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Railways:

total:
2,032 km

standard gauge:
2,032 km 1.435-m gauge

Highways:

total:
45,550 km

paved:
38,400 km

unpaved:
7,150 km (1996 est.)

Waterways:
1,015 km; Shatt al Arab is usually navigable by maritime traffic for about 130 km; channel has been dredged to 3 m and is in use; Tigris and Euphrates Rivers have navigable sections for shallow-draft watercraft; Shatt al Basrah canal was navigable by shallow-draft craft before closing in 1991 because of the Gulf war

Pipelines:
crude oil 4,350 km; petroleum products 725 km; natural gas 1,360 km

Ports and harbors:
Umm Qasr, Khawr az Zubayr, and Al Basrah have limited functionality

Merchant marine:

total:
32 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 606,227 GRT/1,067,770 DWT

ships by type:
cargo 14, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 13, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off 2 (1999 est.)

Airports:
113 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:

total:
80

over 3,047 m:
20

2,438 to 3,047 m:
39

1,524 to 2,437 m:
4

914 to 1,523 m:
7

under 914 m:
10 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways:

total:
33

over 3,047 m:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
6

1,524 to 2,437 m:
2

914 to 1,523 m:
10

under 914 m:
12 (1999 est.)

Heliports:
5 (1999 est.)

Telephones - main lines in use:
675,000 (1995)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
NA

Telephone system:
reconstitution of damaged telecommunication facilities began after the Gulf war; most damaged facilities have been rebuilt

domestic:
the network consists of coaxial cables and microwave radio relay links

international:
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) and 1 Arabsat (inoperative); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; Kuwait line is probably nonoperational

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 19 (5 are inactive), FM 51, shortwave 4 (1998)

Radios:
4.85 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
13 (1997)

Televisions:
1.75 million (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (1999)

Country code (Top-level domain): IQ

Telephones - main lines in use: 675,000 (1995)

Telephones - mobile cellular: NA

Telephone system: reconstitution of damaged telecommunication facilities began after the Gulf war; most damaged facilities have been rebuilt
domestic: the network consists of coaxial cables and microwave radio relay links
international: satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik (Atlantic Ocean region) and 1 Arabsat (inoperative); coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey; Kuwait line is probably nonoperational

Radio broadcast stations: AM 19 (5 are inactive), FM 51, shortwave 4 (1998)

Radios: 4.85 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations: 13 (1997)

Televisions: 1.75 million (1997)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (1999)

Country code (Top-level domain): IQ