Aircraft departures
9,700
227,200
DEFINITION:
Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 28 July 2005
Ranked 94th.
Ranked 18th. 22 times more than Burma
Air transport, freight > million tons per km
2.72 million tons/km
4,893.97 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 108th in 2005.
Ranked 11th in 2005. 1798 times more than Burma
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m
2
4
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 88th.
Ranked 64th. 100% more than Burma
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m
2
2
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 67th.
Ranked 49th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m
20
2
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 28 July 2005
Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Netherlands
Ranked 113rd.
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
despite continuing border committee talks, significant differences remain with Thailand over boundary alignment and the handling of ethnic rebels, refugees , and illegal cross-border activities; groups in Burma and Thailand express concern over China's construction of 13 hydroelectric dams on the Salween River in Yunnan Province ; India seeks cooperation from Burma to keep out Indian Nagaland insurgents
none
DEFINITION:
Lists border, territory and resource disputes by country.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 28 July 2005
World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001
Merchant marine > A note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 5, Japan 4 (2002 est.)
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, Canada 1, Denmark 5, Finland 5, Germany 55, Ireland 12, Norway 12, Sweden 17, United Kingdom 33, United States 12 (2002 est.)
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Merchant marine > Ships by type
bulk 7, cargo 21, container 1, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 1
bulk 3, cargo 371, chemical tanker 51, container 70, liquefied gas 13, livestock carrier 1, multi-functional large-load carrier 15, passenger 10, petroleum tanker 24, refrigerated cargo 34, roll on/roll off 16, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 6
DEFINITION:
Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all non-military ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.; or a grouping of merchant ships by nationality o
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt
549,310 Dwt
5,217,874 Dwt
DEFINITION:
Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 74th in 2007.
Ranked 32nd in 2007. 9 times more than Burma
Motor vehicles
6 motor vehicles per 100 p
417 motor vehicles per 100 p
DEFINITION:
Motor vehicles per 1,000 people
SOURCE:
United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Ranked 114th.
Ranked 20th. 69 times more than Burma
Pipelines > All types
gas 2,056 km; oil 558 km (2004)
condensate 325 km; gas 6,998 km; oil 590 km; refined products 716 km (2004)
DEFINITION:
The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products"
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 22 August 2006
Pipelines > Total length
2,614 km
8,629 km
DEFINITION:
Total length of all pipelines
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 22 August 2006
Ranked 58th.
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Burma
Ports and harbors
Bhamo, Chauk, Mandalay, Moulmein, Myitkyina, Pathein, Rangoon, Sittwe, Tavoy
Amsterdam, Delfzijl, Dordrecht, Eemshaven, Groningen, Haarlem, IJmuiden, Maastricht, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Utrecht, Vlissingen
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
Rail usage statistics > Distance travelled by rail per inhabitant in km/year Kilometres/year
90
860
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Rail usage statistics by country
Ranked 34th.
Ranked 11th. 9 times more than Burma
Travel services > % of commercial service exports
36.18 %
14.36 %
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 92nd in 2004. 152% more than Netherlands
Ranked 130th in 2004.
Vehicle abundance
0.12 per square km
196.48 per square km
DEFINITION:
Vehicles per populated land area Units: Vehicles/Populated Land Area (in km2) Units: Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then utilized this land area as the denominator for the vehicles data.
SOURCE:
World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001
Ranked 133rd.
Ranked 1st. 1636 times more than Burma
Waterways > A note
3,200 km navigable by large commercial vessels
47% of total route length is usable by craft of 1,000-metric-ton capacity or larger
DEFINITION:
The individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
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