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Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m	1		[98th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m	1		[96th of 117]
DEFINITION: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Driving side of the road > Left or right	Right side
DEFINITION: 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.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Highways > A note 370 km of road are maintained by national authorities, 754 km by departmental authorities and 1,600 km by local authorities (1994)
SOURCE: World standards on users.pandora.be
Merchant marine > A note includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: France 1 (2002 est.)
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt	44,885 Dwt		[107th of 157]
DEFINITION: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship		View time series
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Merchant marine > Total > GRT	28,264 GRT		[114th of 157]
DEFINITION: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ports and harbors Le Port, Pointe des Galets
DEFINITION: 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).		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Railways	0 km		[26th of 86]
DEFINITION: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international none
DEFINITION: Lists border, territory and resource disputes by country.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003

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