Editing Transport in Vanuatu

[[Vanuatu]]'s undeveloped road system, with fewer than 100 miles of paved roads, consists mostly of dirt tracks suitable only for four-wheel-drive vehicles.<ref name=pc>[http://www.peacecorps.gov/welcomebooks/vuwb461.pdf ''The Peace Corps Welcomes You to Vanuatu''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910005909/http://www.peacecorps.gov/welcomebooks/vuwb461.pdf |date=2008-09-10 }}. [[Peace Corps]] (May 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [[public domain]].</ref> Every island has one or two short airstrips where [[Vanair]]’s [[Twin Otter]] planes land two or three times weekly.<ref name=pc/> In addition, every island has a small port or wharf where small cargo ships and boats regularly dock.<ref name=pc/>

[[File:Vanuatu inter-island ferry.jpg|thumb|An inter-island ferry]]
After arrival on an island, transportation is usually via pickup truck, foot, or small boat.<ref name=pc/> Bicycles are becoming popular in Vanuatu. [[Port Vila]] and [[Luganville]] have numerous taxis and mass-transit vans.<ref name=pc/> There are no railways in Vanuatu, although there was a small rail line on [[Efate]] during the colonial era.<ref name=cia>[[CIA World Factbook]]</ref>

Vanuatu's main harbors are [[Forari]], [[Port-Vila]], Santo ([[Espiritu Santo]]).<ref name=cia/>

== Modes of transport ==
[[File:Efate main highway, Vanuatu, near Klem's Hill, 5 June 2006 - Flickr - PhillipC.jpg|thumb|Efate main highway]]
'''Highways:'''<ref name=cia/>
<br>''total:''
1,070&nbsp;km
<br>''paved:''
256&nbsp;km
<br>''unpaved:''
814&nbsp;km (1996 est.)

'''Merchant marine:'''
<br>''total:''
78 ships (1,000 GT or over) totaling 1,266,634 GT/{{DWT|1,618,877|metric|disp=long}}
<br>''ships by type:''
bulk 27, cargo 24, chemical tanker 3, combination bulk 2, container 1, liquified gas 4, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 9, vehicle carrier 6 (1999 est.)
<br>''note:''
a [[flag of convenience]] registry; includes ships from 15 countries among which are ships of Japan 28, India 10, US 10, Greece 3, Hong Kong 3, Australia 2, Canada 1, China 1, and France 1 (1998 est.)

[[File:International terminal, Port Vila Airport, Vanuatu, April 2008 - Flickr - PhillipC.jpg|thumb|The international terminal, Port Vila Airport]] 
'''Airports:'''
32 (1999 est.)  (See [[Bauerfield International Airport]].)

'''Airports - with paved runways:'''
<br>''total:''
3
<br>''2,438 to 3,047 m:''
1
<br>''1,524 to 2,437 m:''
1
<br>''914 to 1,523 m:''
1 (1999 est.)

'''Airports - with unpaved runways:'''
<br>''total:''
29
<br>''1,524 to 2,437 m:''
1
<br>''914 to 1,523 m:''
11
<br>''under 914 m:''
17 (1999 est.)

==References==
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==External links==
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