Editing Transport in Tonga

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'''Transport in Tonga''' includes road, air and water-based infrastructure.  There are 680&nbsp;km of [[highway]]s in Tonga, of which 184&nbsp;km are paved, and there are a number of air and seaports.

There are three [[harbour]]s in Tonga: [[Neiafu (Vava'u)|Neiafu]], [[Nukuʻalofa|Nuku{{Okina}}alofa]] and [[Pangai]], and in terms of [[merchant marine]], the country possesses seven ships that exceed 1,000 [[Gross Tonnage|GT]], whose masses combined total 17,760 GT. By type, there is one bulk ship, two cargo ships, two liquefied gas ships, one petroleum tanker and [[roll-on/roll-off]] ship, the [[MV ‘Otuanga’ofa]].

By 1999 estimates, there are six airports in Tonga. Of these, only [[Fuaʻamotu International Airport|Fua{{Okina}}amotu International Airport]] on [[Tongatapu]] has paved runways. Of the remaining airports, one has runways exceeding length 1,524 m, two have runways longer than 914 m, with the remaining two having runways shorter than 914 m.

There was formerly a railway in Nuku'alofa, but it no longer exists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sinfin.net/railways/world/tonga.html|access-date=2010-12-19|title=Railways in Tonga|quote=Nuku'alofa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.industrialdean.co.uk/world/apacificgallery.htm|access-date=2010-12-19|title=Transport and Industry - The Leftovers|quote=Nuku'alofa}}</ref>

Currently, Bajaj RE and [[Bajaj Qute]] are used in Nuku'alofa as [[taxi]].

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==External links==
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