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Introduction - Philippines: | Location - Philippines: | People - Philippines: | Government - Philippines: | Economy - Philippines: | Communications - Philippines: | Transportation - Philippines: | Airports | 256 (2006) | | Airports with paved runways | total: 83
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 36
under 914 m: 10 (2006) | | Airports with unpaved runways | total: 173
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 69
under 914 m: 99 (2006) | | Heliports | 2 (2006) | | Pipelines | gas 565 km; oil 135 km; refined products 105 km (2006) | | Railways | total: 897 km
narrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2006) | | Roadways | total: 200,037 km
paved: 19,804 km
unpaved: 180,233 km (2003) | | Waterways | 3,219 km (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m) (2007) | | Merchant marine | total: 403 ships (1000 GRT or over) 4,661,285 GRT/6,426,183 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 82, cargo 115, chemical tanker 13, container 6, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 17, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 73, petroleum tanker 42, refrigerated cargo 15, roll on/roll off 13, vehicle carrier 13
foreign-owned: 66 (Greece 5, Hong Kong 3, Japan 26, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 19, Norway 3, UAE 1, US 8)
registered in other countries: 41 (Australia 1, Bahamas 1, Cambodia 1, Cayman Islands 1, Comoros 1, Cyprus 1, Hong Kong 16, Indonesia 1, Panama 13, Singapore 5) (2006) | | Ports and terminals | Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iligan, Iloilo, Manila, Surigao | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |