Jordanian Transportation, Jordan Transportation
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Railways: Total: 505 km narrow gauge: 505 km 1.050-m gauge (2004)
Highways: Total: 7,301 km paved: 7,301 km unpaved: 0 km (2002)
Waterways:
Pipelines: Gas 10 km; oil 743 km (2004)
Ports and harbors: Al 'Aqabah
Merchant marine: Total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 78,814 GRT/92,695 DWT by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 7, container 2, passenger/cargo 5, roll on/roll off 4 foreign-owned: 12 (Greece 3, UAE 9) registered in other countries: 14 (2005)
Airports: 17 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: Total: 15 over 3,047 m: 7 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways: Total: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Heliports: 1 (2004 est.)
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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For most of its history since independence from British administration in 1946, Jordan was ruled by King HUSSEIN (1953-99). A pragmatic ruler, he successfully navigated competing pressures from the major powers (US, USSR, and UK), various Arab states...