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Introduction - Sri Lanka: | Location - Sri Lanka: | People - Sri Lanka: | Government - Sri Lanka: | Economy - Sri Lanka: | Communications - Sri Lanka: | Transportation - Sri Lanka: | Airports | 16 (2006) | | Airports with paved runways | total: 14
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 7 (2006) | | Airports with unpaved runways | total: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2006) | | Railways | total: 1,449 km
broad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge (2006) | | Roadways | total: 97,287 km
paved: 78,802 km
unpaved: 18,485 km (2003) | | Waterways | 160 km (primarily on rivers in southwest) (2006) | | Merchant marine | total: 22 ships (1000 GRT or over) 144,066 GRT/196,418 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 17, container 2, petroleum tanker 2
foreign-owned: 7 (Germany 5, UAE 2)
registered in other countries: 5 (Panama 5) (2006) | | Ports and terminals | Colombo, Galle | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |