Transport in Bahrain
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[edit] Railways
There are currently no railways in Bahrain.
[edit] Road transport
Bahrain changed from left to right hand traffic in 1968.
[edit] Highways
total: 3,164 km
paved: 2,433 km
unpaved: 731 km (1998 est.)
There is a paved causeway connecting Bahrain to Saudi Arabia. In 2005 a Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge is planned.
[edit] Pipelines
crude oil 56 km; petroleum products 16 km; natural gas 32 km
[edit] Ports and harbours
[edit] Merchant marine
 Statistics for the Shipping Industry of Bahrain |
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|---|---|
| Total: 8 ships (1,000 GRT or over) | |
| Totalling: 465,937 GRT/413,393 DWT | |
| Cargo ships | |
| Tanker ships | |
| Liquefied gas tanker ships | 8 |
| Passenger ships | |
| Note: Of these, 8 are owned by United Kingdom. 2006 estimates. | |
| Source: This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain. | |
[edit] Airports
3 (1999 est.)
[edit] Airports - with paved runways
total: 2
over 3,047 m: 2 (1999 est.)
[edit] Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1999 est.)
[edit] Heliports
1 (1999 est.)
[edit] Reference
Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.
[edit] See also
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