The CIA World Factbook Edition 2008 Transportation

Transportation - note In 30 editions of 36.

Transportation - note was published in 30 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1996 to 2025. The 2008 edition carries it in 24 entries, in its Transportation section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2008 edition
24
the first edition with it
1996
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Transportation - note” (1997 to 2025), “Transportation--note” (1999), “Transportation-note” (1998) and “Transportation note” (1996).

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Africa

5 entries

Djibouti

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden are high risk for piracy;
  • numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom

Nigeria

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships;
  • numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

Saint Helena now Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

there is no air connection to Saint Helena or Tristan da Cunha; an international airport for Saint Helena is in development for 2010

Somalia

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean are high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships;
  • numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom

Tanzania

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Indian Ocean are high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships;
  • numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

Antarctic Region

1 entry

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

aids to navigation - lighthouses:
  • Europa Island 18m;
  • Juan de Nova Island (W side) 37m;
  • Tromelin Island (NW point) 11m (all in the Iles Eparses district)

Asia

2 entries

Bangladesh

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of Bangladesh as high risk for armed robbery against ships;
  • numerous commercial vessels have been attacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

Georgia

large parts of transportation network are in poor condition because of lack of maintenance and repair

Central America and the Caribbean

2 entries

Saint Barthelemy

nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles)

Saint Martin

nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten

Middle East

1 entry

Yemen

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden are high risk for piracy;
  • numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom

Oceania

1 entry

Wake Island

there are no commercial or civilian flights to and from Wake Island, except in direct support of island missions; emergency landing is available

South America

2 entries

Brazil

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Atlantic Ocean as a significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships;
  • numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

Venezuela

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Caribbean Sea as a significant risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships;
  • numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

Southeast Asia

5 entries

Indonesia

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships;
  • numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia;
  • crews have been murdered or cast adrift

Malaysia

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships;
  • numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia;
  • crews have been murdered or cast adrift

Philippines

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships;
  • numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia;
  • crews have been murdered or cast adrift

Singapore

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships;
  • numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia;
  • crews have been murdered or cast adrift

Vietnam

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships;
  • numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia;
  • crews have been murdered or cast adrift

Oceans

5 entries

Arctic Ocean

sparse network of air, ocean, river, and land routes; the Northwest Passage (North America) and Northern Sea Route (Eurasia) are important seasonal waterways

Atlantic Ocean

  • Kiel Canal and Saint Lawrence Seaway are two important waterways;
  • significant domestic commercial and recreational use of Intracoastal Waterway on central and south Atlantic seaboard and Gulf of Mexico coast of US;
  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore Atlantic waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa, the east coast of Brazil, and the Caribbean Sea;
  • numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen;
  • crews have been robbed and stores or cargoes stolen

Indian Ocean

  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships, particularly in the Gulf of Aden, along the east coast of Africa, the Bay of Bengal, and the Strait of Malacca;
  • numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen;
  • crew and passengers are often held for ransom, murdered, or cast adrift

Pacific Ocean

  • Inside Passage offers protected waters from southeast Alaska to Puget Sound (Washington state);
  • the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial waters of littoral states and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships;
  • numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway;
  • hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargoes stolen;
  • crew and passengers are often held for ransom, murdered, or cast adrift

Southern Ocean

Drake Passage offers alternative to transit through the Panama Canal

Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2008, “Transportation - note”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/transportation-note/2008.

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