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United Arab Emirates



United Arab Emirates Transportation:

Highways:
total: 1,088 km (1999 est.)
paved: 1,088 km (including 253 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km

Waterways:
none

Pipelines:
condensate: 469 km
gas: 2,655 km
liquid petroleum gas: 300 km
oil: 2,936 km
oil/gas/water: 5 km
(2004)

Ports and harbors:
Al Fujayrah, Khawr Fakkan, Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Mina' Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina' Zayid, Sharjan

Merchant marine:
total: 56 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 578,477 GRT / 739,823 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 1, cargo 11, chemical tanker 5, container 6, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 21, roll on/roll off 7
foreign-owned: 14 (Greece 2, Kuwait 6)
registered in other countries: 200
(2005)

Airports:
35 (2004 est.)

Airports — with paved runways:
total: 22
over 3047m: 8
2438 to 3047m: 3
914 to 1523m: 4
under 914m: 3
1524 to 2437m: 4
(2004 est.)

Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 13
2438 to 3047m: 2
1524 to 2437m: 3
under 914m: 4
over 3047m: 1
914 to 1523m: 3
(2004 est.)

Heliports:
2 (2004 est.)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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