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Central America and the Caribbean > Dominican Republic > Transportation

DOMINICAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Aircraft departures 400 [151st of 155]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 3 [64th of 117]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 3 [57th of 99]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 5 [83rd of 137]
Highways > Paved 6,224 km [69th of 171]
Highways > Total 12,600 km [96th of 181]
Motor vehicles 62 motor vehicles per 100 p [74th of 134]
Ports and harbors
Barahona, La Romana, Manzanillo, Puerto Plata, San Pedro de Macoris, Santo Domingo
Railways > Narrow gauge 142 km 0.762-m gauge
Railways > Note
additional 1,226 km operated by sugar companies in 1.076 m, 0.889 m, and 0.762-m gauges (2005)
Railways > Standard gauge 375 km 1.435-m gauge [51st of 63]
Railways > Total 517 km [114th of 134]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 49.4 % ... [65th of 163]
Roads, total network > km 12,600 km ... [103rd of 172]
Roadways > Paved 6,224 km [98th of 205]
Roadways > Total 12,600 km [129th of 222]
Roadways > Unpaved 6,376 km [110th of 175]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
despite efforts to control illegal migration, destitute Haitians fleeing poverty and violence continue to cross into the Dominican Republic; illegal migration of Dominicans and other nationals across the Mona Passage to Puerto Rico has increased in the last year
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 91.35 % ... [3rd of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 24.99 % ... [65th of 153]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Dominican Republic, Republica Dominicana, dominican rep, dominican rep.

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