Short facts about transportation in Antigua and Barbuda
| Railways: |
total: 77 km
narrow gauge: 64 km 0.760-m gauge; 13 km 0.610-m
gauge (used almost exclusively for handling
sugarcane) |
| Highways: |
total: 1,165 km
paved: 384 km
unpaved: 781 km
(1999 est.) |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Saint
John's |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 681 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,070,390 GRT/5,289,904
DWT
ships by type: bulk 15, cargo 424, chemical tanker 10,
combination bulk 4, container 176, liquefied gas 4, multi-functional large-load
carrier 6, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 11, roll on/roll off
29
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a
flag of convenience: Cyprus 2, Germany 4, Slovenia 2 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
