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Transportation
79 (2010)
country comparison to the world: 
70
total: 37
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 23
1,524 to 2,437 m: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 4 (2010)
total: 42
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 8 (2010)
22 (2010)
oil 154 km (2009)
total: 5,242 km
country comparison to the world: 35
standard gauge: 5,242 km 1.435-m gauge (3,500 km electrified) (2009)
total: 25,554 km
country comparison to the world: 104
paved: 724 km
unpaved: 24,830 km (2006)
2,250 km; (most navigable only by small craft) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 39
total: 158
country comparison to the world: 42
by type: bulk carrier 8, cargo 129, carrier 1, container 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 11, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 2
foreign-owned: 19 (Belgium 1, China 1, Nigeria 1, Romania 1, Singapore 2, South Korea 1, Syria 6, UAE 6)
registered in other countries: 5 (Mongolia 1, Sierra Leone 1, unknown 3) (2010)
Ch’ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Namp’o, Senbong, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Wonsan
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