Transportation in Vanuatu
Railways: 0 kmHighways:
total:
1,070 km
paved:
256 km
unpaved:
814 km (1996 est.)
Ports and harbors: Forari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo)
Merchant marine:
total:
78 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,266,634 GRT/1,618,877 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 27, cargo 24, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 2, container 1, liquified gas 4, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 9, vehicle carrier 6 (1999 est.)
note:
a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 15 countries among which are ships of Japan 28, India 10, US 10, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, and France 1 (1998 est.)
Airports: 32 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
3
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
29
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
11
under 914 m:
17 (1999 est.)
- See also : Vanuatu
