 |
Transportation |
|
|
| Highways |
Total:
1,508 km
Broad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge
Narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2004) |
| Railways |
Total:
1,463 km
Broad gauge: 1,404 km 1.676-m gauge
Narrow gauge: 59 km 0.762-m gauge (2004) |
| Waterways |
430
km (navigable by shallow-draft craft) (2004) |
| Pipelines |
Crude
oil and petroleum products 62 km (2004) |
| Ports
and Harbors |
Total
4
Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Trincomalee (2004) |
| Merchant
Marine |
Total:
18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 137,321 GRT/233,367
DWT
Ships by type: bulk 1,
cargo 15, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, includes some foreign-owned
ships registered here as a flag of convenience:
Germany 9,
Hong Kong 1,
United Arab Emirates 1 (2004) |
| Airports |
15
(2004) |
| Airports
with paved Runways |
Total:
14
Over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 6 (2004) |
| Airports
with unpaved Runways |
Total:
1
Under 914 m: 1 (2004) |
| Source:www.countryreports.org |
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