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

Flag of BahrainStatistics for the Shipping Industry of Bahrain
Total: 8 ships (1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over)
Totalling: 465,937 GRT/413,393 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)
Cargo ships
Tanker ships
Liquefied gas tanker ships 8
Passenger ships
Foreign Ownership and Documentation
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] References

Much of the material in this article is adapted from the CIA World Factbook 2000.