French Polynesian Transportation, French Polynesia Transportation
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Railways:
Highways: Total: 2,590 km paved: 1,735 km unpaved: 855 km (1999)
Waterways:
Pipelines:
Ports and harbors: Papeete
Merchant marine: Total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 17,537 GRT/15,150 DWT by type: cargo 4, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 5, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 foreign-owned: 1 (France 1) (2005)
Airports: 50 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: Total: 37 over 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 23 under 914 m: 7 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways: Total: 13 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 8 (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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