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TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total:
897 km of which 492 km in operation
narrow gauge: 492 km 1.067-m gauge (1996) |
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Highways:
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total:
161,313 km
paved: 290 km
unpaved: 161,023 km (1997) |
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Waterways:
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3,219
km; limited to shallow-draft (less than 1.5 m) vessels |
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Pipelines:
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petroleum
products 357 km |
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Ports
and Harbors:
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Batangas,
Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras Island, Iligan, Iloilo,
Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa, San Fernando, Subic
Bay, Zamboanga |
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Merchant
Marine:
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total:
513 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,544,029 GRT/10,052,418
DWT
ships by type: bulk 179, cargo 131, chemical tanker 6,
combination bulk 13, container 9, liquefied gas tanker 12, livestock
carrier 10, oil tanker 48, passenger 4, passenger-cargo 13, refrigerated
cargo 19, roll-on/roll-off cargo 17, short-sea passenger 31, specialized
tanker 1, vehicle carrier 20
note: a flag of convenience registry; Japan owns 19 ships,
Hong Kong 5, Cyprus 1, Denmark 1, Greece 1, Netherlands 1, Singapore
1, and UK 1 (1998 est.) |
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Airports:
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260
(1998 est.) |
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Airports
- with Paved Runways:
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total:
75
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 30
under 914 m: 10 (1998 est.) |
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Airports
- with Unpaved Runways:
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total:
185
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 61
under 914 m: 121 (1998 est.) |
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Heliports:
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1
(1998 est.) |
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