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Doha International Airport has recently gone under development costing over 1 billion US dollars. The development was completed in mid-2005, and the new Doha Aiport is set to be one of the largest in the world. With the first phase (terminal 1) set to be completed some time in 2008.

The State of Qatar has spared no effort to develop and expand its seaports and provide all necessary facilities there. The Ports and Sea Customs Department actively participates in international maritime activities as a member of the International Maritime Organization, Arab Academy for Maritime Transport and the International Association of Ports and Harbours.

The major seaports in Qatar equipped to receive giant ships are Doha Commercial Seaport, Mesaieed Commercial and Industrial Seaport and Ras Laffan Industrial Seaport.

 

Airports:

Highways : total: 1,230 km
paved: 1,107 km
unpaved: 123 km (1999 est.)
Pipelines : condensate 319 km; condensate/gas 209 km; gas 1,024 km; liquid petroleum gas 87 km; oil 702 km; oil/gas/water 41 km (2004)
Ports and harbours : Doha, Halul Island, Umm Sa'id (Musay'id)
Merchant marine : total: 22 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 525,051 GRT/772,635 DWT
by type: cargo 3, chemical tanker 5, container 8, liquefied gas 2, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1
foreign-owned: 6 (Kuwait 6) (2005)
Airports : 4 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways : total: 2
over 3,047 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways : total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Heliports : 1 (2004 est.)



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