Transport in Maldives
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Transport in the Maldives includes, road (magu), water and air. The country has no railways.


Road

The majority of roads in the capital city of
Malé Malé (, ; dv, މާލެ) is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 252,768 and an area of , it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city is geographically located at the southern ...
are paved with concrete cobblestones and some roads are paved with tarmac. Many of the roads in Addu city are paved with tarmac. A small highway in Addu is called "the link road". A
causeway A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
connects three islands.


Ports and harbours

Gan (Addu Atoll) Gan (Div: ގަން) is the southernmost island of Addu Atoll (also known as Seenu Atoll), as well as the southernmost island of the Maldives. It is relatively large by Maldive standards. The origin of the word "Gan" is in the Sanskrit word "Gram ...
,
Malé Malé (, ; dv, މާލެ) is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 252,768 and an area of , it is also one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city is geographically located at the southern ...
, are the local
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.


Merchant marine


Total

16 ships (1,000 GT or over) total 66 804 GT/.


Ship types

As of 2005 ships number 12 cargo, 1 passenger/cargo, 2 petroleum tanker and 1 refrigerated cargo 1,


Foreign registry

As of 2005 2 ships were registered in Panama.


Air

The archipelago has 18 airports. Two had paved runways. One stretched over . Another was in the range . Three airports had unpaved runways of . Five of the 18 airports schedule international flights.


See also

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List of airports in Maldives This is a list of airports in the Maldives, grouped by type and sorted by location. The ''Maldives'' or ''Maldive Islands'', officially the ''Republic of Maldives'', is an island country in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of 26 atolls ...
* Flyme * Maldivian *
Mega Maldives MEGA Maldives Airlines was a Maldivian airline based at Ibrahim Nasir International Airport. It suspended all operations on 2 May 2017. History Mega Maldives was awarded an AOC on 22 December 2010, and its first domestic flight was from Malé to ...
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Trans Maldivian Airways Trans Maldivian Airways (Pvt) Ltd. (TMA) is a private airline headquartered on the grounds of Velana International Airport in Malé, Maldives. Operating out of Velana International Airport, TMA is the oldest air transfer operator operating in the ...


References


External links


Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
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