My World Factbook
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Note: Most information adapted from the popular World Factbook is distributed between the websites GeoWorld (geography, people, communications & transportation), Politix (government) and Great Depression II (economy).
Transportation
28 (2010)
country comparison to the world: total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2010)
total: 24
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 19 (2010)
total: 597 km
country comparison to the world: narrow gauge: 597 km 0.600-m gauge
note: belongs to the government-owned Fiji Sugar Corporation; used to haul sugarcane during the harvest season, which runs from May to December (2008)
total: 3,440 km
country comparison to the world: paved: 1,692 km
unpaved: 1,748 km (2000)
203 km
country comparison to the world: note: 122 km navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges (2008)
total: 10
country comparison to the world: by type: passenger 4, passenger/cargo 4, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 2 (Australia 2) (2010)
Lautoka, Levuka, Suva

