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/* WFB Large Rectangle */ google_ad_slot = "8137512903"; google_ad_width = 336; google_ad_height = 280; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <br> Page last updated on February 23, <p><b><a href = "http://www.photius.com/wfb2001/airport_codes_alpha.html">Airports</a>:</b><br> 176 (2010) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 34 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/transportation/airports_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Airports country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#airports_with_paved_runways">Airports - with paved runways:</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 144 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/transportation/airports_with_paved_runways_total_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>over 3,047 m:</i> 7 <br><i>2,438 to 3,047 m:</i> 44 <br><i>1,524 to 2,437 m:</i> 38 <br><i>914 to 1,523 m:</i> 28 <br><i>under 914 m:</i> 27 (2010) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#airports_with_unpaved_runways">Airports - with unpaved runways:</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 32 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/transportation/airports_with_unpaved_runways_total_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>914 to 1,523 m:</i> 4 <br><i>under 914 m:</i> 28 (2010) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#heliports">Heliports:</a></b><br> 15 (2010) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/transportation/heliports_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Heliports country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/pipelines/world_oil_gas_and_products_pipelines.html">Pipelines:</a></b><br> gas 4,135 km; oil 171 km; oil/gas/water 53 km (2010) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/transportation/pipelines_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Pipelines country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#railways">Railways:</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 27,182 km <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 11 <br><i>standard gauge:</i> 4,251 km 1.435-m gauge (4,251 km electrified) <br><i>dual gauge:</i> 486 km 1.435-1.067-m gauge (486 km electrified) <br><i>narrow gauge:</i> 96 km 1.372-m gauge (96 km electrified); 22,301 km 1.067-m gauge (15,222 km electrified); 48 km 0.762-m gauge (48 km electrified) (2011) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/transportation/railways_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Railways country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#roadways">Roadways:</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 1,210,251 km <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 5 <br><i>paved:</i> 973,234 km (includes 7,803 km of expressways) <br><i>unpaved:</i> 237,017 km (2011) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/transportation/roadways_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Roadways country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#waterways">Waterways:</a></b><br> 1,770 km (seagoing vessels use inland seas) (2010) <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 46 <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/transportation/waterways_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Waterways country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.immigration-usa.com/world_fleet.html">Merchant marine</a>:</b><br> <i>total:</i> 673 <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 16 <br><i>by type:</i> bulk carrier 152, cargo 31, carrier 3, chemical tanker 28, container 2, liquefied gas 63, passenger 12, passenger/cargo 120, petroleum tanker 152, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 52, vehicle carrier 54 <br><i>foreign-owned:</i> 1 (Norway 1) <br><i>registered in other countries:</i> 3,064 (Bahamas 93, Belize 1, Bermuda 2, Burma 1, Cambodia 2, Cayman Islands 19, China 2, Cyprus 19, Honduras 4, Hong Kong 84, Indonesia 7, Isle of Man 15, Liberia 102, Malaysia 4, Malta 5, Marshall Islands 41, Netherlands 1, Panama 2347, Philippines 82, Portugal 9, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Sierra Leone 3, Singapore 146, South Korea 15, Thailand 2, UK 4, Vanuatu 44, unknown 4) (2010) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/transportation/merchant_marine_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Merchant marine country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.photius.com/seaports">Ports and terminals</a>:</b><br> Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yokohama </font> <p> <p> <BR> <P> <font size = "-2"><B> NOTE: The information regarding Japan on this page is re-published from the 2012 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. 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