Philippines Transportation 1996

Railroads:

total:

800 km (est.); note - including about 390 km in Luzon

narrow gauge:

800 km 1.067-m gauge

Highways:

total:

160,700 km

paved:

29,000 km

unpaved:

131,700 km

Inland waterways:

3,219 km; limited to shallow-draft (less than 1.5 m) vessels

Pipelines:

petroleum products 357 km

Ports:

Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras, Iligan, Iloilo, Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa, San Fernando, Subic Bay, Zamboanga

Merchant marine:

total:

552 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 8,748,083 GRT/14,373,730 DWT

ships by type:

bulk 237, cargo 134, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 10, combination ore/oil 1, container 10, liquefied gas tanker 6, livestock carrier 9, oil tanker 46, passenger 1, passenger-cargo 11, refrigerated cargo 24, roll-on/roll-off cargo 13, short-sea passenger 17, vehicle carrier 29

note:

a flag of convenience registry; Japan owns 13 ships, Norway 2, Switzerland 1, Taiwan 1, and South Korea 1

Airports:

total:

269

with paved runways over 3,047 m:

with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:

with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:

with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

with paved runways under 914 m:

133

with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m:

with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:

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