Airports
1
352
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 217th in 2010.
Ranked 24th in 2010. 351 times more than Christmas Island
Airports (per capita)
713.3
per 1 million people
0.3
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 4th in 2007. 2330 times more than India
Ranked 221st in 2007.
Airports > with paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m
1
75
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 176th in 2010.
Ranked 12th in 2010. 74 times more than Christmas Island
Airports > with paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)
713.3
per 1 million people
0.1
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 2nd in 2007. 10806 times more than India
Ranked 174th in 2007.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m
1
78
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 126th.
Ranked 8th. 77 times more than Christmas Island
Airports > with paved runways > total
1
249
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces)
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 221st in 2010.
Ranked 12th in 2010. 248 times more than Christmas Island
Airports > with paved runways > total (per capita)
713.3
per 1 million people
0.2
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 2nd in 2007. 3226 times more than India
Ranked 216th in 2007.
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
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
none
Kashmir remains the world's most highly militarized territorial dispute with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas ), but recent discussions and confidence-building measures among parties are beginning to defuse tensions; India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding lands to China in the 1965 boundary agreement; disputes with Pakistan over Indus River water sharing and the terminus of the Sir Creek Estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch, which prevents maritime boundary delimitation; Pakistani maps continue to show Junagadh claim in Indian Gujarat State ; most of the rugged, militarized boundary with China is in dispute, but sides have committed to begin resolution with discussions on the least disputed Middle Sector; Joint Border Committee with Nepal continues to work on resolution of minor disputed boundary sections ; discussions with Bangladesh remain stalled to delimit a small section of river boundary, to exchange 162 miniscule enclaves in both countries, to allocate divided villages, and to stop illegal cross-border trade, migration, and violence; Bangladesh protests India's attempts to fence off high-traffic sections of the porous boundary; dispute with Bangladesh over volcanic New Moore/South Talpatty/Purbasha Island in the Bay of Bengal deters maritime boundary delimitation; India seeks cooperation from Bhutan and Burma to keep out Indian Nagaland insurgents; joint border commission continues to work on small disputed sections of boundary with Nepal ; India has instituted a stricter border regime to restrict transit of Maoist insurgents and illegal cross-border activities from Nepal
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
Flying Fish Cove
Chennai (Madras), Cochin, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay), Vishakhapatnam
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
Flying Fish Cove
Chennai, Haldia, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mormugao, Mumbai (Bombay), New Mangalore, Vishakhapatnam
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
Railways > total
24 km
63,140 km
DEFINITION:
This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 136th in 2003.
Ranked 5th in 2003. 2630 times more than Christmas Island
Railways > total (per capita)
55.4 km
per 1,000 people
0.1 km
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 1st in 2003. 938 times more than India
Ranked 116th in 2003.
Roadways > paved
30 km
1,603,705 km
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 65th in 2002.
Ranked 1st in 2002. 53456 times more than Christmas Island
Roadways > total
142 km
3,316,452 km
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 62nd in 2006.
Ranked 2nd in 2006. 23354 times more than Christmas Island
Roadways > unpaved
110 km
1,779,639 km
DEFINITION:
This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 49th in 2002.
Ranked 1st in 2002. 16178 times more than Christmas Island
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