general assessment: adequate service by
African standards and improving with the help of the growing mobile
cell system domestic: adequate system of cable, microwave radio relay,
tropospheric scatter, radiotelephone communication stations, and a
domestic satellite system with 12 earth stations international: country code - 241; satellite earth stations - 3
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC)
provides connectivity to Europe and Asia
Radio broadcast
stations:
AM 6, FM 7 (and 11 repeaters), shortwave 4 (2001)
Radios:
208,000 (1997)
Television broadcast
stations:
4 (plus four low-power repeaters) (2001)
Televisions:
63,000 (1997)
Internet country code:
.ga
Internet hosts:
93 (2004)
Internet Service
Providers (ISPs):
1 (2001)
Internet users:
35,000 (2003)
Transportation
Gabon
Railways:
total: 814 km standard gauge: 814 km 1.435-m gauge (2003)
Highways:
total: 8,464 km paved: 838 km unpaved: 7,626 km (2000 est.)
Waterways:
1,600 km (310 km on Ogooue River) (2003)
Pipelines:
gas 210 km; oil 1,426 km (2003)
Ports and harbors:
Cap Lopez, Kango, Lambarene, Libreville, Mayumba,
Owendo, Port-Gentil
Airports:
56 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved
runways:
total: 11 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 8 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with
unpaved runways:
total: 45 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7 914 to 1,523 m: 15 under 914 m: 23 (2003 est.)