Exchange rates: Philippine pesos (P) per US$1 - 24.622 (January 1995), 26.417 (1994), 22.120 (1993), 25.512 (1992), 27.479 (1991), 24.311 (1990)
Fiscal year: calendar year
@Philippines:Transportation
Railroads:
total: 800 km (est.); note - including about 390 km in Luzon
narrow gauge: 800 km 1.067-m gauge
Highways: total: 160,700 km paved: 29,000 km unpaved: 131,700 km
Inland waterways: 3,219 km; limited to shallow-draft (less than 1.5 m) vessels
Pipelines: petroleum products 357 km
Ports: Batangas, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Guimaras, Iligan,
Iloilo, Jolo, Legaspi, Manila, Masao, Puerto Princesa, San Fernando,
Subic Bay, Zamboanga
Merchant marine:
total: 552 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 8,748,083 GRT/14,373,730
DWT
ships by type: bulk 237, cargo 134, chemical tanker 4, combination
bulk 10, combination ore/oil 1, container 10, liquefied gas tanker 6,
livestock carrier 9, oil tanker 46, passenger 1, passenger-cargo 11,
refrigerated cargo 24, roll-on/roll-off cargo 13, short-sea passenger
17, vehicle carrier 29
note: a flag of convenience registry; Japan owns 13 ships, Norway 2,
Switzerland 1, Taiwan 1, and South Korea 1
Airports:
total: 269
with paved runways over 3,047 m: 2
with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 24
with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 32
with paved runways under 914 m: 133
with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 4
with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 67