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Railways: total:  1,463 km

broad gauge:  1,404 km 1.676-m gauge

narrow gauge:  59 km 0.762-m gauge (1996)
Highways: total:  11,285 km

paved:  10,721 km

unpaved:  564 km (1998 est.)
Waterways: 430 km (navigable by shallow-draft craft)
Pipelines: crude oil and petroleum products 62 km (1987)
Ports and harbors: Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Trincomalee
Merchant marine: total:  20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 149,902 GRT/247,852 DWT

ships by type:  bulk 1, cargo 16, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 1 (2000 est.)
Airports: 14 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: total:  12

over 3,047 m:  1

1,524 to 2,437 m:  5

914 to 1,523 m:  6 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways: total:  2

1,524 to 2,437 m:  1

under 914 m:  1 (2000 est.)

 

Countryfacts Information Courtesy: CIA Worldbook








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