Waterways: 10,940 km
Ports and harbors: Kieta, Lae, Madang, Port Moresby, Rabaul
Merchant marine: total: 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 40,911
GRT/58,723 DWT note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here
as a flag of
Singapore 2, United Kingdom 7 (2002 est.) ships by type: petroleum
tanker 3, roll on/roll off 3
Airports: 490 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 21 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 14 under 914 m: 1 (2001) 914 to 1,523 m: 4
Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 469 1,524 to 2,437 m: 10 914 to 1,523 m: 57 under 914 m: 402 (2001)
Heliports: 2 (2001)
Military Papua New Guinea
Military branches: Papua New Guinea Defense Force (includes Ground Force,
Maritime Operations Element, and Air Operations Element)
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 1,338,003 (2002 est.)