general assessment:
services barely adequate for government use; key exchanges are in
Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, and Loubomo; intercity lines frequently out
of order domestic: primary network consists of microwave radio relay and
coaxial cable international: country code - 242; satellite earth station - 1
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 3
(2001)
Radios:
341,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:
1 (2002)
Televisions:
33,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
.cg
Internet hosts:
46 (2003)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
1 (2000)
Internet users:
15,000 (2003)
Transportation
Congo, Republic of the
Railways:
total:
894 km narrow gauge: 894 km 1.067-m gauge (2003)
Highways:
total:
12,800 km paved: 1,242 km unpaved: 11,558 km (1999 est.)
Waterways:
4,385 km (on Congo and
Oubanqui rivers) (2004)
Pipelines:
gas 53 km; oil 646 km
(2004)
Ports and harbors:
Brazzaville,
Impfondo, Ouesso, Oyo, Pointe-Noire
Airports:
32 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
4 over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
28 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m:
11 under 914 m: 11 (2004 est.)