Sri Lanka Transportation:
Railways:
total: 1,449 km (2004 est.)
broad gauge: 1,449 km 1.676-m gauge
gauge: NA
Highways:
total: 11,650 km (2002 est.)
paved: 11,068 km
unpaved: 582 km
Waterways:
160 km (primarily on rivers in southwest) (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors:
Colombo, Galle
Merchant marine:
total: 23 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 120,924 GRT / 173,604 DWT
by type: cargo 18, container 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 2
foreign-owned: 10 (Germany 10)
registered in other countries: 1
(2005)
Airports:
14 (2004 est.)
Airports — with paved runways:
total: 13
over 3047m: 1
1524 to 2437m: 6
914 to 1523m: 6
(2004 est.)
Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 1
under 914m: 1
(2004 est.)
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