Railways
total:
1,201,337 km includes about 190,000 to 195,000 km of electrified routes
of which 147,760 km are in Europe, 24,509 km in the Far East, 11,050 km in
Africa, 4,223 km in South America, and 4,160 km in North America; note - fastest
speed in daily service is 300 km/hr attained by France's Societe Nationale
des Chemins-de-Fer Francais (SNCF) Le Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV) - Atlantique
line
broad gauge:
251,153 km
standard gauge:
710,754 km
narrow gauge:
239,430 km
Highways
total:
NA km
paved:
NA km
unpaved:
NA km
Ports and harbors
Chiba, Houston, Kawasaki, Kobe, Marseille, Mina' al Ahmadi (Kuwait),
New Orleans, New York, Rotterdam, Yokohama
Merchant marine
total:
27,052 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 477,514,362 GRT/743,923,664
DWT
ships by type:
barge carrier 21, bulk 5,623, cargo 8,426, chemical tanker 1,048, combination
bulk 321, combination ore/oil 246, container 2,378, liquefied gas tanker 768,
livestock carrier 58, multifunction large-load carrier 86, oil tanker 4,435,
passenger 306, passenger-cargo 126, railcar carrier 20, refrigerated cargo
1,056, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1,084, short-sea passenger 491, specialized
tanker 93, vehicle carrier 466 (1997 est.)
NOTE: The information regarding World on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of World Transportation 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about World Transportation 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.