Transport in Cyprus
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This article contains a summary of information on the transport infrastructure in the country of Cyprus.
Cyprus has no working railway system. The last railway was dismantled in 1950.
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Highways
total: Greek Cypriot area: 10,663 km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 2,350 km (1996 est.)
paved: Greek Cypriot area: 6,249 km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 1,370 km (1996 est.)
unpaved: Greek Cypriot area: 4,414 km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 980 km (1996 est.)
Driving is on the left.
Intercity motorways:
- A1 (Nicosia-Limassol)
- A2 (A1-Larnaca)-merges with A1 near Pera Chorio
- A3 (Larnaca-Agia Napa-Paralimni)
- A5 (A1-Larnaca)-merges with A1 near Kofinou
- A6 (Pafos-Limassol)
Ports and harbors
Famagusta, Kyrenia (Northern Cyprus), Larnaca, Limassol, Paphos, Vasilikos
Merchant marine
total: 1,414 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 23,497,776 GRT/37,331,506 DWT
ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk 442, cargo 495, chemical tanker 22, combination bulk 40, combination ore/oil 8, container 144, liquified gas 6, passenger 8, petroleum tanker 142, refrigerated cargo 41, roll-on/roll-off 45, short-sea passenger 13, specialized tanker 4, vehicle carrier 2 (1999 est.)
note: a flag of convenience registry; [[includes ships from 37 countries among which are Greece 611, Germany 129, Russia 49,]] Latvia 278, Netherlands 20, Japan 28, Cuba 16, China 15, Hong Kong 13, and Poland 15 (1998 est.)
Airports
15 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways:
total:
12
2,438 to 3,047 m:
7
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
3
under 914 m:
1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total:
3
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
2 (1999 est.)
Heliports: 6 (1999 est.)