Transport in the Netherlands Antilles

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This article lists forms of Transport in the Netherlands Antilles .

Rail

No railway tracks exist in the Netherlands Antilles

Roads

All driving is on the right.

Highways (1992 est.)
TypeLength
total600 km370 mi
paved300 km190 mi
unpaved300 km190 mi

Sea

Ports and harbours

Fort Bay (Saba), Kralendijk (Bonaire), Philipsburg (Saint Martin), Willemstad (Curaçao)

Merchant marine

total
110 ships (1,000 GT or over) totaling 1,028,910 GT/1,285,837 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
ships by type
bulk 2, cargo 27, chemical tanker 2, combination ore/oil 3, container 16, liquified gas 4, multi-functional large load carrier 18, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 26, roll-on/roll-off 6 (1999 est.)
note
a flag of convenience registry; includes ships of 2 countries: Belgium owns 9 ships, Germany 1 (1998 est.)

Air

Airports

5 (2005 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

total
5
over 3,047 m
1
2,438 to 3,047 m
1
1,524 to 2,437 m
1
914 to 1,523 m
1
under 914 m
1 (2005 est.)

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