Railways:
total:
897 km of which 492 km in operation
narrow gauge:
492 km 1.067-m gauge (1996)
Highways:
total:
161,313 km
paved:
290 km
unpaved:
161,023 km (1997)
Waterways:
3,219 km; limited to shallow-draft (less than 1.5 m) vessels
Pipelines:
petroleum products 357 km
Ports and harbors:
Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras Island, Iligan, Iloilo,
Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa, San Fernando, Subic Bay,
Zamboanga
Merchant marine:
total:
513 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,544,029 GRT/10,052,418 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 179, cargo 131, chemical tanker 6, combination bulk 13, container 9,
liquefied gas tanker 12, livestock carrier 10, oil tanker 48, passenger 4,
passenger-cargo 13, refrigerated cargo 19, roll-on/roll-off cargo 17,
short-sea passenger 31, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 20
note:
a flag of convenience registry; Japan owns 19 ships, Hong Kong 5, Cyprus 1,
Denmark 1, Greece 1, Netherlands 1, Singapore 1, and UK 1 (1998 est.)
Airports:
260 (1998 est.)
Airportswith paved runways:
total:
75
over 3,047 m:
4
2,438 to 3,047 m:
5
1,524 to 2,437 m:
26
914 to 1,523 m:
30
under 914 m:
10 (1998 est.)
Airportswith unpaved runways:
total:
185
1,524 to 2,437 m:
3
914 to 1,523 m:
61
under 914 m:
121 (1998 est.)
Heliports:
1 (1998 est.)