Short facts about transportation in Fiji
| Railways: |
total: 597 km; note - belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar
Corporation
narrow gauge: 597 km 0.610-m gauge
(1995) |
| Highways: |
total: 3,440 km
paved: 1,692 km
unpaved: 1,748 km
(1996) |
| Waterways: |
203 km
note: 122 km
navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton
barges |
| Ports and
harbors: |
Lambasa, Lautoka, Levuka, Savusavu,
Suva |
| Merchant
marine: |
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 11,870 GRT/14,787
DWT
ships by type: chemical tanker 2, passenger 1, petroleum
tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with paved runways: |
total: 3
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000
est.) |
| Airports -
with unpaved runways: |
total: 24
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m:
4
under 914 m: 19 (2000 est.) | Source: World Factbook |
