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Railways:
0 km
Highways:
''total:'' NA km
''paved:'' 64.5 km
''unpaved:'' NA km
''note:'' paved roads on major islands ( Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise stone-, coral-, orThe Republic of the Marshall Islands Ports Authority: Seaports
/ref> Merchant marine:
''total:'' 342 ships (1,000 GT or over) totaling 14,471,690 GT/
''ships by type:'' bulk 86, cargo 18, chemical tanker 31, combination bulk 4, combination ore/oil 7, container 69, liquified gas 8, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 106, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 1 (2002 est.)
''note:'' a flag of convenience registry; includes the ships of People's Republic of China 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 9, Germany 70, Greece 54, Hong Kong 2,
''total:'' 5
''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 4 ( Eniwetok,
''914 to 1,523 m:'' 1 (2009) Airports and airstrips - with unpaved runways:
''total:'' 30
''914 to 1,523 m:'' 29
''under 914 m:'' 1 (2009)
Highways:
''total:'' NA km
''paved:'' 64.5 km
''unpaved:'' NA km
''note:'' paved roads on major islands ( Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise stone-, coral-, or
laterite
Laterite is both a soil and a rock type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop by ...
-surfaced roads and tracks (2002)
Ports and harbors:
Majuro/ref> Merchant marine:
''total:'' 342 ships (1,000 GT or over) totaling 14,471,690 GT/
''ships by type:'' bulk 86, cargo 18, chemical tanker 31, combination bulk 4, combination ore/oil 7, container 69, liquified gas 8, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 106, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 1 (2002 est.)
''note:'' a flag of convenience registry; includes the ships of People's Republic of China 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 9, Germany 70, Greece 54, Hong Kong 2,
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
4, Monaco 8, Netherlands 8, United Kingdom 3, United States 87, and Uruguay 1 (2002 est.)
Airports:
35 (2009), see list of airports in the Marshall Islands
Airports - with paved runways:
''total:'' 5
''1,524 to 2,437 m:'' 4 ( Eniwetok,
IATA airport code
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code, or simply a location identifier, is a three-character alphanumeric geocode designating many airports and metropolitan areas around the world, defined by the ...
ENT; Kwajalein, KWA; and Marshall Islands International, MAJ; Rongelap
Rongelap Atoll ( Marshallese: , ) is a coral atoll of 61 islands (or motus) in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is . It encloses a lagoon with an area of . ...
, RNP).
''914 to 1,523 m:'' 1 (2009) Airports and airstrips - with unpaved runways:
''total:'' 30
''914 to 1,523 m:'' 29
''under 914 m:'' 1 (2009)
See also
* Marshall Islands * Public TransportationExternal links
{{Commons category, Transport in the Marshall Islands