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Oceania > Tonga > Transportation

TONGAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Aircraft departures 123 [th of 155]
    (per capita) 15 per 1,000 people [th of 155]
Airports 169 [th of 231]
    (per $ GDP) 19 per $1 billion of GDP [th of 182]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 137 [th of 155]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 222 [th of 227]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 115 [th of 131]
    (per $ GDP) 9 per $1 trillion of GDP [th of 118]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 157 [th of 193]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 161 [th of 179]
Driving side of the road > Left or right 0
Merchant marine > A note 0
Merchant marine > By type 70
Merchant marine > Total 101 [th of 156]
Motor vehicles 45 motor vehicles per 100 p [th of 134]
Ports and harbors 0
Railways 79 km [th of 86]
    (per capita) 69 km per 1,000 people [th of 75]
Roadways > Paved 183 km [th of 205]
Roadways > Total 188 km [th of 222]

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SOURCES: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country.; Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.; Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. ; Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.; Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway ; Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) ; Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway ; Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.; Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) ; Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway ; About a quarter of the world drives on the left, and the countries that do are mostly old British colonies. The following is a list of countries of the world and the side of the road the inhabitants drive on. Most of the people driving on the left side of the road use right-hand-drive vehicles and vice-versa.; ; Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. ; 1000 GRT or over ; Motor vehicles per 1,000 people; The major ports and harbors selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. This is determined by evaluating a number of factors (e.g., dollar value of goods handled, gross tonnage, facilities, and military significance).; This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.; This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.; This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga

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