Airports: Definition Field Listing Rank Order
549 (2008)
Airports - with paved runways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total: 331
over 3,047 m: 13
2,438 to 3,047 m: 52
1,524 to 2,437 m: 59
914 to 1,523 m: 73
under 914 m: 134 (2008)
Airports - with unpaved runways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total 218 1,524 to 2,437 m 3 914 to 1,523 m 34 under 914 m 181 (2008)
Heliports: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
28 (2007)
Pipelines: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
gas 24,364 km; oil 3,379 km; refined products 3,843 km (2008)
Railways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 48,215 km
standard gauge: 47,962 km 1.435-m gauge (20,278 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 229 km 1.000-m gauge (16 km electrified); 24 km 0.750-m gauge (2006)
Roadways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 644,480 km
paved: 644,480 km (includes 12,400 km of expressways)
note: includes local roads (2006)
Waterways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
7,467 km
note: Rhine River carries most goods; Main-Danube Canal links North Sea and Black Sea (2008)
Merchant marine: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 393
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 43, chemical tanker 13, container 284, liquefied gas 5, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 27, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 3
foreign-owned: 11 (China 2, Cyprus 2, Denmark 1, Finland 4, Netherlands 1, Sweden 1)
registered in other countries: 2,998 (Antigua and Barbuda 941, Australia 2, Bahamas 44, Bermuda 22, Brazil 6, Bulgaria 63, Burma 1, Canada 3, Cayman Islands 15, Cyprus 189, Denmark 9, Denmark 1, Estonia 1, Finland 1, France 1, Georgia 2, Gibraltar 129, Hong Kong 6, India 2, Indonesia 1, Isle of Man 56, Jamaica 4, Liberia 849, Luxembourg 5, Malaysia 1, Malta 91, Marshall Islands 235, Mongolia 4, Morocco 2, Netherlands 75, Netherlands Antilles 43, Norway 1, NZ 1, Panama 44, Portugal 20, Russia 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Singapore 24, Slovakia 3, Spain 5, Sri Lanka 5, Sweden 5, Turkey 1, UK 76, US 5) (2008)
Ports and terminals: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
Bremen, Bremerhaven, Duisburg, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Lubeck, Rostock, Wilhemshaven


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