Transport in the Maldives

Information on transport in the Maldives:

Railways:0 km

Highways:
"total:"NA km
"paved:"NA km
"unpaved:"NA km; note - Malé has 9.6 km of coral highways within the city (1988 est.)

Ports and harbors:Gan, Malé

Merchant marine:
"total:"16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 66 804 GRT/DWT|84,615|metric|first=yes
"ships by type:"cargo 12, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (2005),

registered in other countries: 2 (Panama 2) (2005)

Airports:5 (2005)

Airports - with paved runways:
"total:"2
over 10,000 ft (3,048 m):1
8,000 to 9,999 ft (2,438 to 3,047 m):1 (2005)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
"total:"3
3,000 to 4,999 ft (914 to 1,523 m):3 (2005)

ee also

*List of airports in Maldives
*Air Maldives
*Maldives Airways


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