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Transportation in Kuwait
Railways: 0 km
Highways:
total:
4,450 km
paved:
3,590 km
unpaved:
860 km (1999 est.)
Waterways: none
Pipelines: crude oil 877 km; petroleum products 40 km; natural gas 165 km
Ports and harbors: Ash Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Kuwait, Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi, Mina' Su'ud
Merchant marine:
total:
38 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,274,515 GRT/3,627,835 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 9, container 6, liquified gas 6, livestock carrier 5, petroleum tanker 19 (1999 est.) note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Monaco 1, Saudi Arabia 1 (2002 est.)
Airports: 7 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
3
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
2 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
3
under 914 m:
2 (2002)
1,524 to 2,437 m m:
1
Heliports: 3 (2002)
National Airline:
- See also : Kuwait
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