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Transportation of Philippines

Airports:256 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 83
over 3,047 m: 4
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 26
914 to 1,523 m: 36
under 914 m: 10 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 173
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 69
under 914 m: 99 (2006)
Heliports:2 (2006)
Pipelines:gas 565 km; oil 135 km; refined products 105 km (2006)
Railways:total: 897 km
narrow gauge: 897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2006)
Roadways:total: 200,037 km
paved: 19,804 km
unpaved: 180,233 km (2003)
Waterways:3,219 km (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m) (2007)
Merchant marine:total: 403 ships (1000 GRT or over) 4,661,285 GRT/6,426,183 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 82, cargo 115, chemical tanker 13, container 6, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 17, passenger 9, passenger/cargo 73, petroleum tanker 42, refrigerated cargo 15, roll on/roll off 13, vehicle carrier 13
foreign-owned: 66 (Greece 5, Hong Kong 3, Japan 26, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 19, Norway 3, UAE 1, US 8)
registered in other countries: 41 (Australia 1, Bahamas 1, Cambodia 1, Cayman Islands 1, Comoros 1, Cyprus 1, Hong Kong 16, Indonesia 1, Panama 13, Singapore 5) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iligan, Iloilo, Manila, Surigao

Philippines Quickstats

  • Population: 91,077,287 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 300,000 sq km
  • Density: 276 /km² (42nd)
  • GDP (total): $508 billion[12] (25th)
  • GDP (per capita): $5,714[13] (103rd)
  • Literacy: 92.6%

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  • Currency: Peso (International)
  • Dial code: +63

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