Transport and infrastructure on the Virgin Islands
Our listing of the primary kinds of transport compares the infrastructure of the Virgin Islands with the average of all countries in America.› Airports on the Virgin Islands
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Road traffic
The network of roads and highways has a total length of 1,260 km. For each of the country's 106,290 inhabitants, this corresponds to 11.85 meters. This puts Virgin Islands in 44th place in the global ranking. However, the country's population density must also be taken into account, which is relatively high at around 304 inhabitants per km². On the Virgin Islands, left-hand traffic is the rule on the roads, i.e. you drive in the left lane and overtake on the right. Oncoming traffic comes to meet you on the right side. Here you can also find an overview of all countries with left-hand traffic.Virgin Islands | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 1,300 km | 11,854.36 km | 3,600.00 m |
| Railroads | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
| Waterways | 0 km | 0.00 km | 0.00 m |
| Commercial harbors | 1,868 | 17,574.56 | 5.337 |
| Airports | 2 | 18.82 | 5.714 |
Central America | |||
| total | per 1 mio inhabitants | per km² | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways | 644,200 km | 2,894.86 km | 236.78 m |
| Railroads | 31,600 km | 142.02 km | 11.62 m |
| Waterways | 9,200 km | 41.21 km | 3.37 m |
| Commercial harbors | 15,672 | 70.42 | 0.006 |
| Airports | 2,993 | 13.45 | 0.001 |
Data sources used
• Global Health Observatory Data Repository (World Health Organization)• UNCTAD
• Internation Union of Railways (UIC)
• CIA Factbook
• OECD Statistics
• Wikipedia (german)
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