TRAVEL
Taiwan
Transportation in the Republic of China is regulated by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China, with effective jurisdiction over Taiwan, the Pescadores, and other outlying islands.
Railways
total: 1,496 km (2003) Taiwan Railway Administration: 1,097 km (gauge: 1067 mm) Taiwan Sugar Corporation: 240 km (gauge: 762 mm) Taipei Rapid Transit System: 65 km (gauge: 1435 mm) Forestry Bureau: 86 km (gauge: 762 mm)
Roads
total: 37342 km (2003)
highways: 20,947 km (including 872 km of freeways) urban roads: 16,395, km
Ports and harbors
Kaohsiung Keelung Taichung Hualien Su-ao Anping
Merchant marine: 235 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,827,173 GRT/6,121,877 DWT (2003)
ships by type
bulk 35
cargo 64 container 42 petroleum tanker 20 passager 38 other 36
Airports: 18 (civil, 2003)
Heliports: 2 (1999 est.)