Transportation in the United Arab Emirates
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Railways
0 km
- Dubai - CONSTRUCTION work on a two-line metro network is expected to start on May 5, 2005.
Railway links with adjacent countries
- Oman - no
- Saudi Arabia - not yet
Highways
total:
1,088 km
paved:
1,088 km
unpaved:
0 km (1998 est.)
Pipelines
crude oil 830 km; natural gas, including natural gas liquids, 870 km
Ports and harbors
Ajman, Fujairah, Das Island, Khawr Fakkan, Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Mina' Khalid, Mina' Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina' Zayid, Umm al-Qaiwain
Merchant marine
total:
68 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,107,442 GRT/1,795,235 DWT
ships by type:
bulk 1, cargo 18, chemical tanker 3, container 8, liquified gas 1, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 27, roll-on/roll-off 7, specialized tanker 1 (1999 est.)
Airports
40 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
22
over 3,047 m:
8
2,438 to 3,047 m:
3
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
3
under 914 m:
4 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
18
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
9
under 914 m:
3 (1999 est.)
Heliports
2 (1999 est.)