Airports
550
9
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 13th in 2007. 60 times more than Western Sahara
Ranked 162nd in 2007.
Airports (per capita)
6.7
per 1 million people
23.5
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 129th in 2007.
Ranked 67th in 2007. 3 times more than Germany
Airports > with paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m
52
3
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 6th in 2007. 16 times more than Western Sahara
Ranked 87th in 2007.
Airports > with paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita)
0.6
per 1 million people
7.8
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 70th in 2007.
Ranked 12th in 2007. 11 times more than Germany
Airports > with paved runways > total
331
3
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces)
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 7th in 2007. 109 times more than Western Sahara
Ranked 174th in 2007.
Airports > with paved runways > total (per capita)
4.0
per 1 million people
7.8
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 100th in 2007.
Ranked 71st in 2007. 95% more than Germany
Airports > with unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m
3
1
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 Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 67th in 2007. 2 times more than Western Sahara
Ranked 115th in 2007.
Airports > with unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)
0.04
per 1 million people
2.6
per 1 million people
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel 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 114th in 2007.
Ranked 17th in 2007. 72 times more than Germany
Airports > with unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m
34
3
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 Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 37th in 2007. 10 times more than Western Sahara
Ranked 125th in 2007.
Airports > with unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita)
0.4
per 1 million people
7.8
per 1 million people
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel 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 121st in 2007.
Ranked 31st in 2007. 18 times more than Germany
Airports > with unpaved runways > total
219
6
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces)
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 20th in 2007. 36 times more than Western Sahara
Ranked 152nd in 2007.
Airports > with unpaved runways > total (per capita)
2.7
per 1 million people
15.7
per 1 million people
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 117th in 2007.
Ranked 52nd in 2007. 5 times more than Germany
Airports > with unpaved runways > under 914 m
181
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 Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 17th in 2007. 90 times more than Western Sahara
Ranked 148th in 2007.
Airports > with unpaved runways > under 914 m (per capita)
2.2
per 1 million people
5.2
per 1 million people
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel 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 91st in 2007.
Ranked 67th in 2007. 138% more than Germany
Driving side of the road > Left or right
Right side
Right 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
Ports and harbors
Berlin, Bonn, Brake, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Cologne, Dresden, Duisburg, Emden, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Kiel, Luebeck, Magdeburg, Mannheim, Rostock, Stuttgart
Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
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
Bremen, Bremerhaven, Duisburg, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Lubeck, Rostock, Wilhemshaven
Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
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
Roadways > paved
644,480 km
1,350 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 6th in 2006. 476 times more than Western Sahara
Ranked 47th in 2006.
Roadways > total
644,480 km
6,200 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 8th in 2006. 103 times more than Western Sahara
Ranked 52nd in 2006.
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