Philippines Transportion

Country Name: Republic of the Philippines

Capital City: Manila

Population: 91,077,287 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: 1.764% (2007 est.)

Currency: Philippine peso (PHP)

Languages: Filipino and English(official);

Area: 300,000 sq km

Inflation Rate: 6.2% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 7.9% (2006)

Domain extension:

TRANSPORTATION DETAILS OF PHILIPPINES

Railways - total:

Railways - standard gauge:

Railways - broad gauge:

897 km 1.067-m gauge (492 km are in operation) (2006)

Highways - total:

Highways - paved:

Highways - unpaved:

Airports - total:

256 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:

Airports - with unpaved runways:

173

Heliports:

2 (2006)

Waterways:

3,219 km (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m) (2007)

Pipelines - gas:

gas 565 km;

Pipelines - oil:

135 km

Pipelines - refined products:

105 km (2006)

Ports and Terminals:

Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iligan, Iloilo, Manila, Surigao