Airports
465
1
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 18th in 2010. 464 times more than Macau
Ranked 208th in 2010.
Airports (per capita)
22.6
per 1 million people
2.2
per 1 million people
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 69th in 2007. 9 times more than Macau
Ranked 184th in 2007.
Airports (per $ GDP)
0.6
per $1 billion of GDP
0.1
per $1 billion of GDP
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 137th in 2006. 7 times more than Macau
Ranked 165th in 2006.
Air transport, freight > million tons per km
2,444.59 million tons/km
169.8 million tons/km
DEFINITION:
Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 14th in 2005. 13 times more than Macau
Ranked 52nd in 2005.
Airports > with paved runways > over 3047 m
11
1
DEFINITION:
Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 22nd in 2010. 10 times more than Macau
Ranked 154th in 2010.
Airports > with paved runways > over 3047 m (per capita)
0.5
per 1 million people
2.2
per 1 million people
DEFINITION:
Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 45th in 2007.
Ranked 19th in 2007. 3 times more than Australia
Airports > with paved runways > over 3047 m (per $ GDP)
13.0
per $1 trillion of GDP
70.0
per $1 trillion of GDP
DEFINITION:
Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 109th in 2006.
Ranked 64th in 2006. 4 times more than Australia
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m
10
1
DEFINITION:
Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 28 July 2005
Ranked 15th. 9 times more than Macau
Ranked 118th.
Airports > with paved runways > total
326
1
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces)
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 8th in 2010. 325 times more than Macau
Ranked 202nd in 2010.
Airports > with paved runways > total (per capita)
15.5
per 1 million people
2.2
per 1 million people
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 46th in 2007. 6 times more than Macau
Ranked 132nd in 2007.
Airports > with paved runways > total (per $ GDP)
0.4
per $1 billion of GDP
0.1
per $1 billion of GDP
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 120th in 2006. 5 times more than Macau
Ranked 162nd in 2006.
Driving side of the road > Left or right
Left side
Left side
DEFINITION:
About a quarter of the world drives on the left, and the countries that do are mostly old British colonies . The following is a list of countries of the world and the side of the road the inhabitants drive on. Most of the people driving on the left side of the road use right-hand-drive vehicles and vice-versa.
SOURCE:
World standards on users.pandora.be
Heliports
1
2
DEFINITION:
Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services).
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 78th in 2010.
Ranked 58th in 2010. 100% more than Australia
Heliports (per capita)
0.05
per 1 million people
2.2
per 1 million people
DEFINITION:
Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 82nd in 2007.
Ranked 12th in 2007. 44 times more than Australia
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
the 1999 maritime delimitation established partial maritime boundaries with East Timor over part of the Timor Gap but temporary resource-sharing agreements over an unreconciled area grant Australia 90% share of exploited gas reserves and hamper creation of a southern maritime boundary with Indonesia (see Ashmore and Cartier Islands disputes); Australia asserts a territorial claim to Antarctica and to its continental shelf (see Antarctica )
none
DEFINITION:
Lists border, territory and resource disputes by country.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 28 July 2005
World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001
Ports and harbors
Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport (Tasmania), Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceston (Tasmania), Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville
Macau
DEFINITION:
The major ports and harbors selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. This is determined by evaluating a number of factors (e.g., dollar value of goods handled, gross tonnage, facilities, and military significance).
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ports and terminals
Brisbane, Dampier, Fremantle, Gladstone, Hay Point, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Hedland, Port Kembla, Port Walcott, Sydney
Macau
DEFINITION:
This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or ship visits were also considered.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Travel services > % of commercial service exports
53.15 %
92.76 %
DEFINITION:
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 59th in 2004.
Ranked 4th in 2004. 75% more than Australia
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