National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 3
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 15 (2015)
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
8Q (2016)
Airports: Airports - with paved runways: Airports - with unpaved runways: Roadways: Merchant marine: Ports and terminals:
9 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 159
[see also: Airports country ranks ]
total: 7
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 4 (2013)
total: 2
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2013)
total: 88 km
[see also: Roadways - total (km) country ranks ]
paved roads: 88 km - 60 km in Male; 14 km on Addu Atolis; 14 km on Laamu
note: island roads are mainly compacted coral (2013)
country comparison to the world: 216
total: 18
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 14, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2
foreign-owned: 4 (Singapore 4)
registered in other countries: 4 (Panama 2, Tuvalu 1, unknown 1) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 97
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]
major seaport(s): Male