4,000 (2003)

Transportation Bahamas, The

Highways:
total: 2,693 km
paved: 1,546 km
unpaved: 1,147 km (1999 est.)

Ports and harbors:
Freeport, Matthew Town, Nassau

Merchant marine:
total: 1,035 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 31,631,252 GRT/43,025,977 DWT
by type: bulk 165, cargo 188, chemical tanker 45, combination bulk
10, combination ore/oil 17, container 97, liquefied gas 27,
livestock carrier 2, multi-functional large load carrier 4,
passenger 108, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 163, refrigerated
cargo 133, roll on/roll off 34, short-sea/passenger 18, specialized
tanker 3, vehicle carrier 20
foreign-owned: Algeria 1, Australia 7, Belgium 14, Bermuda 1, Canada
4, Chile 1, China 4, Croatia 1, Cuba 3, Cyprus 14, Denmark 49,
Estonia 1, Faroe Islands 1, Finland 9, France 21, Germany 13,
Gibraltar 1, Greece 163, Hong Kong 9, India 1, Indonesia 3, Ireland
1, Israel 3, Italy 7, Japan 35, Kenya 2, South Korea 1, Latvia 1,
Liberia 1, Malaysia 11, Malta 1, Monaco 68, Netherlands 29, New
Zealand 1, Norway 231, Panama 2, Philippines 3, Poland 14, Reunion
1, Russia 1, Saudi Arabia 9, Singapore 13, Slovenia 1, Spain 6,
Sweden 9, Switzerland 1, Thailand 1, Trinidad and Tobago 2
registered in other countries: 11 (2004 est.)

Airports:
63 (2003 est.)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 29
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 34
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 10
under 914 m: 21 (2004 est.)

Heliports:
1 (2003 est.)

Military Bahamas, The

Military branches:
Royal Bahamas Defense Force (including Coast Guard)

Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age (est.); no conscription (2001)

Military expenditures - dollar figure:
NA

Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
NA

Transnational Issues Bahamas, The

Disputes - international:
concerned about migrants fleeing Haiti's deteriorated economic and
political conditions

Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for US and
Europe; offshore financial center

This page was last updated on 10 February, 2005

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@Bahrain

Introduction Bahrain

Background:
Bahrain's small size and central location among Persian Gul