Airports: Definition Field Listing Rank Order
477 (2008)
Airports - with paved runways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total: 413
over 3,047 m: 59
2,438 to 3,047 m: 132
1,524 to 2,437 m: 129
914 to 1,523 m: 21
under 914 m: 72 (2008)
Airports - with unpaved runways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total 64 over 3,047 m 3 2,438 to 3,047 m 5 1,524 to 2,437 m 12 914 to 1,523 m 17 under 914 m 27 (2008)
Heliports: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
35 (2007)
Pipelines: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
gas 28,132 km; oil 20,204 km; refined products 9,746 km (2008)
Railways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 75,438 km
standard gauge: 75,438 km 1.435-m gauge (20,151 km electrified) (2005)
Roadways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 1,930,544 km
paved: 1,575,571 km (includes 41,005 km of expressways)
unpaved: 354,973 km (2005)
Waterways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
110,000 km navigable (2008)
Merchant marine: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 1,826
by type: barge carrier 4, bulk carrier 451, cargo 689, carrier 2, chemical tanker 69, combination ore/oil 1, container 162, liquefied gas 44, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 83, petroleum tanker 244, refrigerated cargo 33, roll on/roll off 10, specialized tanker 9, vehicle carrier 17
foreign-owned: 20 (Ecuador 1, Greece 2, Hong Kong 12, Indonesia 1, Japan 2, South Korea 1, Norway 1)
registered in other countries: 1,441 (Bahamas 10, Bangladesh 1, Belize 71, Bermuda 10, Bolivia 1, Cambodia 193, Cyprus 10, France 5, Georgia 10, Germany 2, Honduras 3, Hong Kong 324, India 1, Indonesia 2, Kiribati 15, South Korea 1, Liberia 11, Malta 12, Marshall Islands 7, Mongolia 1, Norway 36, Panama 532, Philippines 4, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94, Sierra Leone 15, Singapore 14, Thailand 1, Tuvalu 16, unknown 39) (2008)
Ports and terminals: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
Dalian, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin


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