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Railways:
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0 km
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Highways:
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total: NA km
paved: 64.5 km
unpaved: NA km
note: paved roads on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads and tracks (2002)
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Waterways:
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none
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Ports and harbors:
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Majuro
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Merchant marine:
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total: 342 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 14,471,690 GRT/23,802,896 DWT
note: the ship's register of the Marshall Islands is a flag of convenience register since essentially none of the vessels on it is owned domestically; includes the following foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, Cyprus 1, Denmark 9, Germany 70, Greece 54, Hong Kong 2, Japan 4, Monaco 8, Netherlands 8, UK 3, US 87, Uruguay 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 86, cargo 18, chemical tanker 31, combination bulk 4, combination ore/oil 7, container 69, liquefied gas 8, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 6, petroleum tanker 106, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1, vehicle carrier 4
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Airports:
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15 (2002)
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 11
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 1 (2002)
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