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Railways:
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total: 897 km
narrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2006) |
Transportation - note:
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the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift |
Roadways:
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total: 200,037 km
paved: 19,804 km
unpaved: 180,233 km (2003) |
Waterways:
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3,219 km (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m) (2008) |
Pipelines:
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oil 107 km; refined products 112 km (2008) |
Ports and terminals:
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Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Liman, Manila, Nasipit Harbor |
Merchant marine:
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total: 391
by type: bulk carrier 75, cargo 125, carrier 16, chemical tanker 17, container 6, liquefied gas 5, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 68, petroleum tanker 36, refrigerated cargo 15, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 11
foreign-owned: 161 (Bermuda 34, China 4, Greece 4, Hong Kong 1, Japan 81, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 23, Norway 10, Singapore 1, Taiwan 1, UAE 1)
registered in other countries: 11 (Comoros 1, Cyprus 1, Hong Kong 1, Indonesia 1, Panama 7) (2008) |
Airports:
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254 (2008) |
Airports density:
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385,735 people per Airport |
Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 85
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 28
914 to 1,523 m: 36
under 914 m: 10 (2008) |
Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 169
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 66
under 914 m: 99 (2008) |
Heliports:
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2 (2007) |
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This page was last updated on 29 June, 2009 |
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