Transportation ———————
Railways: 0 km
Highways: total: 1,021 km paved: 238 km unpaved: 783 km (1987 est.)
Ports: Forari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo)
Merchant marine:
total: 112 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,587,286
GRT/2,173,970 DWT
ships by type: bulk 38, cargo 29, chemical tanker 3, combination
bulk 1, container 3, liquefied gas tanker 5, livestock carrier 1,
oil tanker 6, refrigerated cargo 16, vehicle carrier 10
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from 20
countries among which are Japan 37, US 19, Netherlands 10, Greece 6,
Hong Kong 6, China 4, Canada 4, UAE 3, Russia 2, and Australia 2
(1995 est.)
Airports:
total: 31
with paved runways 2 438 to 3 047 m: 1
with paved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1
with paved runways under 914 m: 17
with unpaved runways 1 524 to 2 437 m: 1
with unpaved runways 914 to 1 523 m: 11 (1995 est.)
Communications ———————
Telephones: 3,000 (1987 est.)
Telephone system: domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0