The CIA World Factbook Edition 1998 Transportation
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Ports was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 1998 edition carries it in 266 entries, in its Transportation section, under the heading “Ports and harbors”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 1998 edition
- 266
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Ports and terminals” (2006 to 2023), “Ports and harbors” (1997 to 2005) and “Ports” (1990 to 2025).
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World
1 entryWorld
- Chiba,
- Houston,
- Kawasaki,
- Kobe,
- Marseille,
- Mina' al Ahmadi (Kuwait),
- New Orleans,
- New York,
- Rotterdam,
- Yokohama
Africa
62 entriesAlgeria
- Algiers,
- Annaba,
- Arzew,
- Bejaia,
- Beni Saf,
- Dellys,
- Djendjene,
- Ghazaouet,
- Jijel,
- Mostaganem,
- Oran,
- Skikda,
- Tenes
Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Banana,
- Boma,
- Bukavu,
- Bumba,
- Goma,
- Kalemie,
- Kindu,
- Kinshasa,
- Kisangani,
- Matadi,
- Mbandaka
Ethiopia
none; Ethiopia is landlocked but by agreement with Eritrea may use the ports of Assab and Massawa
Morocco
- Agadir,
- El Jadida,
- Casablanca,
- El Jorf Lasfar,
- Kenitra,
- Mohammedia,
- Nador,
- Rabat,
- Safi,
- Tangier;
- also Spanish-controlled Ceuta and Melilla
Tanzania
- Bukoba,
- Dar es Salaam,
- Kigoma,
- Kilwa Masoko,
- Lindi,
- Mtwara,
- Mwanza,
- Pangani,
- Tanga,
- Wete,
- Zanzibar
Antarctic Region
5 entriesArctic Region
4 entriesIceland
- Akureyri,
- Hornafjordur,
- Isafjordhur,
- Keflavik,
- Raufarhofn,
- Reykjavik,
- Seydhisfjordhur,
- Straumsvik,
- Vestmannaeyjar
Asia
23 entriesChina
- Dalian,
- Fuzhou,
- Guangzhou,
- Haikou,
- Huangpu,
- Lianyungang,
- Nanjing,
- Nantong,
- Ningbo,
- Qingdao,
- Qinhuangdao,
- Shanghai,
- Shantou,
- Tianjin,
- Xiamen,
- Xingang,
- Yantai,
- Zhanjiang
Japan
- Akita,
- Amagasaki,
- Chiba,
- Hachinohe,
- Hakodate,
- Higashi-Harima,
- Himeji,
- Hiroshima,
- Kawasaki,
- Kinuura,
- Kobe,
- Kushiro,
- Mizushima,
- Moji,
- Nagoya,
- Osaka,
- Sakai,
- Sakaide,
- Shimizu,
- Tokyo,
- Tomakomai
Kazakhstan
- Aqtau (Shevchenko),
- Atyrau (Gur'yev),
- Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk),
- Pavlodar,
- Semey (Semipalatinsk)
Korea, North now North Korea
- Ch'ongjin,
- Haeju,
- Hungnam (Hamhung),
- Kimch'aek,
- Kosong,
- Najin,
- Namp'o,
- Sinuiju,
- Songnim,
- Sonbong (formerly Unggi),
- Ungsang,
- Wonsan
Korea, South now South Korea
- Chinhae,
- Inch'on,
- Kunsan,
- Masan,
- Mokp'o,
- P'ohang,
- Pusan,
- Tonghae-hang,
- Ulsan,
- Yosu
Russia
- Arkhangel'sk,
- Astrakhan',
- Kaliningrad,
- Kazan',
- Khabarovsk,
- Kholmsk,
- Krasnoyarsk,
- Moscow,
- Murmansk,
- Nakhodka,
- Nevel'sk,
- Novorossiysk,
- Petropavlovsk,
- St. Petersburg,
- Rostov,
- Sochi,
- Tuapse,
- Vladivostok,
- Volgograd,
- Vostochnyy,
- Vyborg
Central America and the Caribbean
32 entriesHaiti
- Cap-Haitien,
- Gonaives,
- Jacmel,
- Jeremie,
- Les Cayes,
- Miragoane,
- Port-au-Prince,
- Port-de-Paix,
- Saint-Marc
Jamaica
- Alligator Pond,
- Discovery Bay,
- Kingston,
- Montego Bay,
- Ocho Rios,
- Port Antonio,
- Rocky Point,
- Longswharf
Trinidad and Tobago
- Pointe-a-Pierre,
- Point Fortin,
- Point Lisas,
- Port-of-Spain,
- Scarborough,
- Tembladora
Europe
46 entriesBelgium
- Antwerp (one of the world's busiest ports),
- Brugge,
- Gent,
- Hasselt,
- Liege,
- Mons,
- Namur,
- Oostende,
- Zeebrugge
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosanski Brod (an inland waterway port on the Sava which is not useable), Orasje (ferry)
France
- Bordeaux,
- Boulogne,
- Cherbourg,
- Dijon,
- Dunkerque,
- La Pallice,
- Le Havre,
- Lyon,
- Marseille,
- Mullhouse,
- Nantes,
- Paris,
- Rouen,
- Saint Nazaire,
- Saint Malo,
- Strasbourg
Germany
- Berlin,
- Bonn,
- Brake,
- Bremen,
- Bremerhaven,
- Cologne,
- Dresden,
- Duisburg,
- Emden,
- Hamburg,
- Karlsruhe,
- Kiel,
- Lubeck,
- Magdeburg,
- Mannheim,
- Rostock,
- Stuttgart
Greece
- Alexandroupolis,
- Elefsis,
- Irakleion (Crete),
- Kavala,
- Kerkyira,
- Chalkis,
- Igoumenitsa,
- Lavrion,
- Patrai,
- Peiraiefs (Piraeus),
- Thessaloniki,
- Volos
Italy
- Ancona,
- Augusta (Sicily),
- Bari,
- Cagliari (Sardinia),
- Catania (Sicily),
- Gaeta,
- Genoa,
- La Spezia,
- Livorno,
- Naples,
- Oristano (Sardinia),
- Palermo (Sicily),
- Piombino,
- Porto Torres (Sardinia),
- Ravenna,
- Savona,
- Trieste,
- Venice
Netherlands
- Amsterdam,
- Delfzijl,
- Dordrecht,
- Eemshaven,
- Groningen,
- Haarlem,
- Ijmuiden,
- Maastricht,
- Rotterdam,
- Terneuzen,
- Utrecht
Norway
- Bergen,
- Drammen,
- Floro,
- Hammerfest,
- Harstad,
- Haugesund,
- Kristiansand,
- Larvik,
- Narvik,
- Oslo,
- Porsgrunn,
- Stavanger,
- Tromso,
- Trondheim
Portugal
- Aveiro,
- Funchal (Madeira Islands),
- Horta (Azores),
- Leixoes,
- Lisbon,
- Porto,
- Ponta Delgada (Azores),
- Praia da Vitoria (Azores),
- Setubal,
- Viana do Castelo
Spain
- Aviles,
- Barcelona,
- Bilbao,
- Cadiz,
- Cartagena,
- Castellon de la Plana,
- Ceuta,
- Huelva,
- La Coruna,
- Las Palmas (Canary Islands),
- Malaga,
- Melilla,
- Pasajes,
- Gijon,
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands),
- Santander,
- Tarragona,
- Valencia,
- Vigo
Sweden
- Gavle,
- Goteborg,
- Halmstad,
- Helsingborg,
- Hudiksvall,
- Kalmar,
- Karlshamn,
- Malmo,
- Solvesborg,
- Stockholm,
- Sundsvall
Ukraine
- Berdyans'k,
- Illichivs'k,
- Izmayil,
- Kerch,
- Kherson,
- Kiev (Kyyiv),
- Mariupol',
- Mykolayiv,
- Odesa,
- Reni
United Kingdom
- Aberdeen,
- Belfast,
- Bristol,
- Cardiff,
- Dover,
- Falmouth,
- Felixstowe,
- Grangemouth,
- Hull,
- Leith,
- Liverpool,
- London,
- Manchester,
- Peterhead,
- Plymouth,
- Scapa Flow,
- Sullom Voe,
- Tees,
- Tyne
Middle East
17 entriesIran
- Abadan (largely destroyed in fighting during 1980-88 war),
- Ahvaz,
- Bandar 'Abbas,
- Bandar-e Anzali,
- Bushehr,
- Bandar-e Khomeyni,
- Bandar-e Lengeh,
- Bandar-e Mahshahr,
- Bandar-e Torkaman,
- Chabahar (Bandar Beheshti),
- Jazireh-ye Khark,
- Jazireh-ye Lavan,
- Jazireh-ye Sirri,
- Khorramshahr (limited operation since November 1992),
- Now Shahr
Lebanon
- Al Batrun,
- Al Mina',
- An Naqurah,
- Antilyas,
- Az Zahrani,
- Beirut,
- Jubayl,
- Juniyah,
- Shikka,
- Sidon,
- Tripoli,
- Tyre
Saudi Arabia
- Ad Dammam,
- Al Jubayl,
- Duba,
- Jiddah,
- Jizan,
- Rabigh,
- Ra's al Khafji,
- Al Mishab,
- Ras Tanura,
- Yanbu' al Bahr,
- Yanbu' al Sinaiyah
Turkey now Turkiye
- Gemlik,
- Hopa,
- Iskenderun,
- Istanbul,
- Izmir,
- Kocaeli (Izmit),
- Icel (Mersin),
- Samsun,
- Trabzon
United Arab Emirates
- 'Ajman,
- Al Fujayrah,
- Das Island,
- Khawr Fakkan,
- Mina' Jabal 'Ali,
- Mina' Khalid,
- Mina' Rashid,
- Mina' Saqr,
- Mina' Zayid,
- Umm al Qaywayn
North America
6 entriesCanada
- Becancour (Quebec),
- Churchill,
- Halifax,
- Hamilton,
- Montreal,
- New Westminster,
- Prince Rupert,
- Quebec,
- Saint John (New Brunswick),
- Saint John's (Newfoundland),
- Sept Isles,
- Sydney,
- Trois-Rivieres,
- Thunder Bay,
- Toronto,
- Vancouver,
- Windsor
Mexico
- Acapulco,
- Altamira,
- Coatzacoalcos,
- Ensenada,
- Guaymas,
- La Paz,
- Lazaro Cardenas,
- Manzanillo,
- Mazatlan,
- Progreso,
- Salina Cruz,
- Tampico,
- Topolobampo,
- Tuxpan,
- Veracruz
United States
- Anchorage,
- Baltimore,
- Boston,
- Charleston,
- Chicago,
- Duluth,
- Hampton Roads,
- Honolulu,
- Houston,
- Jacksonville,
- Los Angeles,
- New Orleans,
- New York,
- Philadelphia,
- Port Canaveral,
- Portland (Oregon),
- Prudhoe Bay,
- San Francisco,
- Savannah,
- Seattle,
- Tampa,
- Toledo
Oceania
34 entriesAustralia
- Adelaide,
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Darwin,
- Devonport (Tasmania),
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Hobart (Tasmania),
- Launceston (Tasmania),
- Mackay,
- Melbourne,
- Sydney,
- Townsville
Baker Island
- none;
- offshore anchorage only;
- note-there is one boat landing area along the middle of the west coast
Howland Island
- none;
- offshore anchorage only;
- note-there is one boat landing area along the middle of the west coast
Jarvis Island
- none;
- offshore anchorage only;
- note-there is one boat landing area in the middle of the west coast and another near the southwest corner of the island
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
- Colonia (Yap),
- Kolonia (Pohnpei),
- Lele,
- Moen
South America
14 entriesArgentina
- Bahia Blanca,
- Buenos Aires,
- Comodoro Rivadavia,
- Concepcion del Uruguay,
- La Plata,
- Mar del Plata,
- Necochea,
- Rio Gallegos,
- Rosario,
- Santa Fe,
- Ushuaia
Bolivia
none; however, Bolivia has free port privileges in the maritime ports of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay
Brazil
- Belem,
- Fortaleza,
- Ilheus,
- Imbituba,
- Manaus,
- Paranagua,
- Porto Alegre,
- Recife,
- Rio de Janeiro,
- Rio Grande,
- Salvador,
- Santos,
- Vitoria
Chile
- Antofagasta,
- Arica,
- Chanaral,
- Coquimbo,
- Iquique,
- Puerto Montt,
- Punta Arenas,
- San Antonio,
- San Vicente,
- Talcahuano,
- Valparaiso
Colombia
- Barranquilla,
- Buenaventura,
- Cartagena,
- Leticia,
- Puerto Bolivar,
- San Andres,
- Santa Marta,
- Tumaco,
- Turbo
Peru
- Callao,
- Chimbote,
- Ilo,
- Matarani,
- Paita,
- Puerto Maldonado,
- Salaverry,
- San Martin,
- Talara,
- Iquitos,
- Pucallpa,
- Yurimaguas
note: Iquitos, Pucallpa, and Yurimaguas are all on the upper reaches of the Amazon and its tributaries
Venezuela
- Amuay,
- Bajo Grande,
- El Tablazo,
- La Guaira,
- La Salina,
- Maracaibo,
- Matanzas,
- Palua,
- Puerto Cabello,
- Puerto la Cruz,
- Puerto Ordaz,
- Puerto Sucre,
- Punta Cardon
Southeast Asia
18 entriesBurma now Burma (Myanmar)
- Bassein,
- Bhamo,
- Chauk,
- Mandalay,
- Moulmein,
- Myitkyina,
- Rangoon,
- Akyab (Sittwe),
- Tavoy
Malaysia
- Bintulu,
- Kota Kinabalu,
- Kuantan,
- Kuching,
- Kudat,
- Labuan,
- Lahad Datu,
- Lumut,
- Miri,
- Pasir Gudang,
- Penang,
- Port Dickson,
- Port Kelang,
- Sandakan,
- Sibu,
- Tanjong Berhala,
- Tanjong Kidurong,
- Tawau
Philippines
- Batangas,
- Cagayan de Oro,
- Cebu,
- Davao,
- Guimaras Island,
- Iligan,
- Iloilo,
- Jolo,
- Legaspi,
- Manila,
- Masao,
- Puerto Princesa,
- San Fernando,
- Subic Bay,
- Zamboanga
Oceans
4 entriesAtlantic Ocean
- Alexandria (Egypt),
- Algiers (Algeria),
- Antwerp (Belgium),
- Barcelona (Spain),
- Buenos Aires (Argentina),
- Casablanca (Morocco),
- Colon (Panama),
- Copenhagen (Denmark),
- Dakar (Senegal),
- Gdansk (Poland),
- Hamburg (Germany),
- Helsinki (Finland),
- Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain),
- Le Havre (France),
- Lisbon (Portugal),
- London (UK),
- Marseille (France),
- Montevideo (Uruguay),
- Montreal (Canada),
- Naples (Italy),
- New Orleans (US),
- New York (US),
- Oran (Algeria),
- Oslo (Norway),
- Piraeus (Greece),
- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil),
- Rotterdam (Netherlands),
- Saint Petersburg (Russia),
- Stockholm (Sweden)
Indian Ocean
- Calcutta (India),
- Chennai (Madras; India),
- Colombo (Sri Lanka),
- Durban (South Africa),
- Jakarta (Indonesia),
- Melbourne (Australia),
- Mumbai (Bombay; India),
- Richard's Bay (South Africa)
Pacific Ocean
- Bangkok (Thailand),
- Hong Kong,
- Kao-hsiung (Taiwan),
- Los Angeles (US),
- Manila (Philippines),
- Pusan (South Korea),
- San Francisco (US),
- Seattle (US),
- Shanghai (China),
- Singapore,
- Sydney (Australia),
- Vladivostok (Russia),
- Wellington (NZ),
- Yokohama (Japan)
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 1998, “Ports”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/ports/1998.