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Transportation
104 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 
58
total: 75
over 3,047 m: 20
2,438 to 3,047 m: 36
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 8 (2010)
total: 29
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 13
under 914 m: 6 (2010)
21 (2010)
gas 2,501 km; liquid petroleum gas 918 km; oil 5,032 km; refined products 1,637 km (2009)
total: 2,272 km
country comparison to the world: 69
standard gauge: 2,272 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
total: 44,900 km
country comparison to the world: 83
paved: 37,851 km
unpaved: 7,049 km (2002)
5,279 km
country comparison to the world: 23
note: Euphrates River (2,815 km), Tigris River (1,899 km), and Third River (565 km) are principal waterways (2008)
total: 2
country comparison to the world: 147
by type: petroleum tanker 2
registered in other countries: 2 (Marshall Islands 2) (2010)
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