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Japan
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Railroads:
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Highways:
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Inland waterways:
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Pipelines:
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Ports:
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Merchant marine:
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Airports:
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total:
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27,327 km (5,724 km double track and multitrack sections)
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standard gauge:
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2,012 km 1.435-m gauge (2,012 km electrified)
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narrow gauge:
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25,315 km predominantly 1.067-m gauge (9,038 km electrified) (1987)
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total:
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1,111,974 km
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paved:
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754,102 km (including 4,869 km of national expressways)
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unpaved:
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gravel, crushed stone, or earth 357,872 km (1991)
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about 1,770 km; seagoing craft ply all coastal inland seas
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crude oil 84 km; petroleum products 322 km; natural gas 1,800 km
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Akita, Amagasaki, Chiba, Hachinohe, Hakodate, Higashi-Harima, Himeji,
Hiroshima, Kawasaki, Kinuura, Kobe, Kushiro, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka,
Sakai, Sakaide, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tomakomai
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total:
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851 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 18,195,386 GRT/27,292,044 DWT
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ships by type:
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bulk 210, cargo 63, chemical tanker 7, combination ore/oil 7, container 41,
liquefied gas tanker 41, multifunction large-load carrier 1, oil tanker 264,
passenger 10, passenger-cargo 5, refrigerated cargo 48, roll-on/roll-off
cargo 43, short-sea passenger 30, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 79
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note:
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Japan owns an additional 1,537 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 45,490,202
DWT that operate under Panamanian, Liberian, Vanuatu, Bahamian, Singaporian,
Cypriot, Philippines, Hong Kong, and Maltese registry
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total:
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175
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with paved runways over 3,047 m:
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6
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with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:
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31
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with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:
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36
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with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:
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30
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with paved runways under 914 m:
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70
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with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:
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2