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    Bahamas, The Transportation - 2003
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    SOURCE: 2003 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Railways: 0 km


      Highways: total: 2,693 km
      paved: 1,546 km
      unpaved: 1,147 km (1997)


      Waterways: none


      Ports and harbors: Freeport, Matthew Town, Nassau


      Merchant marine: total: 1,090 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 33,065,778 GRT/46,202,085 DWT
      ships by type: bulk 150, cargo 223, chemical tanker 45, combination bulk 12, combination ore/oil 18, container 108, liquefied gas 26, livestock carrier 2, multi-functional large-load carrier 8, passenger 102, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 178, refrigerated cargo 135, roll on/roll off 40, short-sea passenger 17, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 23
      note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Angola 1, Argentina 1, Australia 4, Belgium 18, Bermuda 1, Canada 5, Chile 1, China 3, Croatia 2, Cuba 3, Cyprus 2, Denmark 27, Ecuador 1, Estonia 2, Finland 9, France 15, Germany 26, Greece 173, Hong Kong 6, India 2, Indonesia 2, Ireland 1, Israel 3, Italy 9, Jamaica 1, Japan 32, Kenya 3, Malaysia 10, Malta 2, Monaco 67, Netherlands 32, New Zealand 2, Norway 237, Panama 2, Philippines 3, Poland 13, Reunion 1, Russia 6, Saudi Arabia 9, Singapore 13, Slovenia 1, South Korea 2, Spain 7, Sweden 12, Switzerland 8, Thailand 1, Trinidad and Tobago 2, Turkey 2, Ukraine 2, United Arab Emirates 10, United Kingdom 107, United States 159, Uruguay 1 (2002 est.)


      Airports: 64 (2002)


      Airports - with paved runways: total: 30
      over 3,047 m: 2
      2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
      914 to 1,523 m: 11
      under 914 m: 2 (2002)
      1,524 to 2,437 m: 12


      Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 34
      1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
      914 to 1,523 m: 9
      under 914 m: 22 (2002)


      Heliports: 1 (2002)


      NOTE: The information regarding Bahamas, The on this page is re-published from the 2003 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea Geography 2003 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bahamas, The Transportation 2003 should be addressed to the CIA.

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