FACTOID # 6: The Pitcairn Islands have the world’s shortest highway system, with only 6.4 kilometers of road. They also have the fourth-fewest main phone lines.
 
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Oceania > Tonga > Transportation

TONGAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 0.03 million tons/km Time series [140th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 75,416 Time series [139th of 164]
    Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 739.503 per 1,000 people Time series [44th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 5,255 Time series [127th of 164]
    Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 51.529 per 1,000 people Time series [10th of 177]
Aircraft departures 4,200 [123rd of 155]
    Aircraft departures (per capita) 37.3592 per 1,000 people [15th of 155]
Airports 6 Time series [170th of 247]
    Airports (per $ GDP) 26.912 per billion $ of GDP Time series [17th of 200]
    Airports (per capita) 51.317 per million people Time series [39th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 1 Time series [125th of 158]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 4.695 per $1 billion of GDP [2nd of 141]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 8.553 per million people Time series [11th of 156]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 1 Time series [198th of 234]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 4.485 per billion $ of GDP Time series [21st of 179]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 8.553 per million people Time series [68th of 228]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 1 Time series [92nd of 133]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 4,694.836 per $1 trillion of GDP [9th of 118]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 8.553 per million people Time series [9th of 130]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 3 Time series [123rd of 175]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 14,084.507 per $1 trillion of GDP [13th of 152]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 25.658 per million people Time series [16th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 5 Time series [154th of 204]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 22,426.593 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [17th of 165]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 42.764 per million people Time series [26th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 1 Time series [161st of 187]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 4,485.319 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [31st of 172]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 8.553 per million people Time series [54th of 184]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Left side
Highways > Paved 184 km Time series [107th of 113]
    Highways > Paved (per capita) 1.848 km per 1,000 people Time series [43rd of 108]
Highways > Total 680 km Time series [110th of 118]
    Highways > Total (per capita) 6.829 km per 1,000 people Time series [22nd of 113]
Highways > Unpaved 496 km Time series [93rd of 113]
    Highways > Unpaved (per capita) 4.981 km per 1,000 people Time series [12th of 108]
Merchant marine > A note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Albania 1, Australia 4, Austria 1, Bolivia 1, Cyprus 1, Djibouti 1, Egypt 2, Greece 4, Lebanon 2, Liberia 2, Marshall Islands 2, Morocco 1, Norway 1, Panama 1, Romania 3, Russia 1, Sao Tome and Principe 1, Saudi Arabia 2, Singapore 1, Sweden 1, Switzerland 3, Syria 5, Ukraine 1, United Arab Emirates 16, United States 4 (2002 est.)
Merchant marine > By type
bulk carrier 1, cargo 8, carrier 1, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 1, refrigerated cargo 1
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned 4 Time series [82nd of 122]
Merchant marine > Note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Albania 1, Australia 4, Austria 1, Bolivia 1, Cyprus 1, Djibouti 1, Egypt 2, Greece 4, Lebanon 2, Liberia 2, Marshall Islands 2, Morocco 1, Norway 1, Panama 1, Romania 3, Russia 1, Sao Tome and Principe 1, Saudi Arabia 2, Singapore 1, Sweden 1, Switzerland 3, Syria 5, Ukraine 1, UAE 16, US 4
Merchant marine > Ships by type
bulk 6, cargo 44, chemical tanker 4, container 1, liquefied gas 5, livestock carrier 2, petroleum tanker 9, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1
Merchant marine > Total 13 Time series [106th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 71.765 per billion $ of GDP Time series [12th of 132]
    Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 109.235 per million people Time series [28th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 67,889 Dwt Time series [109th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 327.249 Dwt per million $ of GDP Time series [13th of 129]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 580.64 Dwt per 1,000 people Time series [35th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 58,756 GRT Time series [108th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 278.92 GRT per million $ of GDP Time series [11th of 130]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 502.527 GRT per 1,000 people Time series [34th of 156]
Motor vehicles 174 motor vehicles per 100 p [45th of 134]
Ports and harbors
Neiafu, Nuku'alofa, Pangai
Ports and terminals Nuku'alofa Time series
Railways 0 km [79th of 86]
    Railways (per capita) 0 km per 1,000 people [69th of 75]
Railways > Total 0 km Time series [141st of 220]
    Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 0 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [136th of 189]
    Railways > Total (per capita) 0 km per million people Time series [140th of 218]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 27 % Time series [88th of 163]
Roads, total network > km 680 km Time series [150th of 172]
Roadways > Paved 184 km Time series [38th of 81]
Roadways > Total 680 km Time series [45th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 496 km Time series [34th of 79]
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 32.21 % Time series [97th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 11.67 % Time series [131st of 153]
Waterways 0 km Time series [37th of 165]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World standards on users.pandora.be; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Tonga, Kingdom of Tonga

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