Infrastructure of Iraq

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Infrastructure of Iraq describes the

reconstruction. [1]

Transport

Iraq has

45,550 km of roads
, with 38,400 km, of them paved (1996 est.) Iraq has 4,350 km of
crude oil pipelines, and 1,360 km for natural gas
.

There are about 113 airports. (1999 est.) Major airports include

There is significant

rail transport in Iraq. In November, 2008, an overground service dubbed the Baghdad Metro
began service.

Energy

Baghdad continues to suffer regular power outages. In the hot summer of 2004, electricity was only available intermittently in most areas of the city. According to a member of Paul Bremer's staff[citation needed], the problems with electricity were exacerbated by a surge in the use of air conditioners which were previously banned by Saddam Hussein.

Health

During the

The sanctions imposed by the UN
at the conclusion of the Gulf War exacerbated these problems by banning the importation of spare parts for equipment and chemicals, such as chlorine, needed for disinfection.

The 2003 invasion of Iraq produced further degradation of Iraq’s water supply, sewerage and electrical supply systems. Treatment plants, pumping stations and generating stations were stripped of their equipment, supplies and electrical wiring by looters. The once-capable cadre of engineers and operating technicians were scattered or left the country. Reconstruction efforts faced a nation with a severely degraded infrastructure.

Communications

The

USAID
is overseeing the repair of switching capability and the construction of mobile and satellite communications facilities.

Main telephone lines in use: 833,000 (as of 2005)
Number of mobile cellular phones: 9,000,000 (as of 2005)
Domestic telephone network: Repairs to switches and lines have been made. Cellular service is in place since 2004. Cellular service is still spotty in some locations. It is expected to improve further.
USA Today from 2005 about Iraq and its Telecommunications Iraqna, an

[DoD contractor] Successfully secured and won the exclusivity contract for deploying the telephony and GSM network to the DoD,US Department Of States, and the Coalition Forces

International connections:

  • 2 Intelsat satellite earth stations (1 Atlantic Ocean region, 1 Indian Ocean region)
  • 1 Intersputnik satellite earth station (Atlantic Ocean region)
  • 1
    Arabsat
    satellite earth station (inoperative)
  • Coaxial cable and microwave radio relay to Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey (the line to Kuwait is probably not operational)

public broadcaster
.

Since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein,

VSAT
hubs. The premier military telecom service provider in Iraq is
Ts 2.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Wall Street Journal[dead link]
  2. ^ "Satellite Broadband Internet in Iraq and Afghanistan for U.S. Troops | Reuters". Reuters. 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-01-26. Retrieved 30 March 2023.