Airports: Definition Field Listing Rank Order
44 (2008)
Airports - with paved runways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total: 37
over 3,047 m: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2008)
Airports - with unpaved runways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
total 7 1,524 to 2,437 m 1 914 to 1,523 m 3 under 914 m 3 (2008)
Heliports: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
1 (2007)
Pipelines: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
condensate/gas 42 km; gas 66 km; refined products 206 km (2008)
Railways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 2,600 km
standard gauge: 178 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 2,169 km 1.000-m gauge
dual gauge: 253 km three-rail track combining 1.435 m and 1.000-m gauges (2006)
Roadways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 222,179 km
paved: 42,167 km
unpaved: 180,012 km (2004)
Waterways: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
17,702 km (5,000 km navigable by vessels up to 1.8 m draft) (2008)
Merchant marine: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order Comparison to the rest of the world
total: 387
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 36, cargo 280, chemical tanker 12, container 14, liquefied gas 6, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 32, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Hong Kong 1, Japan 1)
registered in other countries: 64 (Honduras 1, Liberia 4, Mongolia 23, Panama 30, Tuvalu 5, unknown 1) (2008)
Ports and terminals: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
Da Nang, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City
Transportation - note: Definition Field info displayed for all countries in alpha order
the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift


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