Transport in the Maldives

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 are paved with concrete cobblestones and some roads are paved with tarmac. Many of the roads in Addu City, Addu city are paved with tarmac. A small highway in Addu is called "the link road". A causeway connects three islands.

Ports and harbours

Gan (Addu Atoll), Malé, are the local port authority.

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

*List of airports in Maldives
*Flyme (Villa Air), Flyme
*Maldivian (airline), Maldivian
*Mega Maldives
*Trans Maldivian Airways

References

External links

Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation

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