Highways: total: 96,695 km paved: 91,860 km unpaved: 4,835 km (1999)
Waterways:
160 km (primarily on rivers in southwest) (2004)
Ports and harbors:
Colombo, Galle, Jaffna, Trincomalee
Merchant marine:
total: 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 120,924 GRT/173,604 DWT
by type: cargo 14, container 2, petroleum tanker 2
registered in other countries: 4 (2004 est.)
foreign-owned: Germany 8, Singapore 1
Airports:
14 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 13 over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 6 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Military Sri Lanka
Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force, Police Force
Military manpower - military age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service (2001)