Aircraft departures
300
985,300
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 152nd.
Ranked 2nd. 3283 times more than Guyana
Air transport, freight > million tons per km
1.6 million tons/km
4,548.55 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 131st in 2001.
Ranked 8th in 2001. 2842 times more than Guyana
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
Highways > Paved
590 km
371,913 km
DEFINITION:
total length of the paved parts of the highway system
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 96th in 1999.
Ranked 5th in 1999. 629 times more than Guyana
Highways > Paved (per capita)
0.8 km per 1,000 people
6.3 km per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
total length of the paved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 56th in 1999.
Ranked 13th in 1999. 7 times more than Guyana
Highways > Total
7,970 km
371,913 km
DEFINITION:
total length of the highway system
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 78th in 1999.
Ranked 7th in 1999. 46 times more than Guyana
Highways > Total (per capita)
10.7 km per 1,000 people
6.3 km per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 11th in 1999. 70% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 29th in 1999.
Highways > Unpaved
7,380 km
0 km
DEFINITION:
total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 60th in 1999.
Ranked 108th in 1999.
Highways > Unpaved (per capita)
10.0 km per 1,000 people
0 km per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 4th in 1999.
Ranked 104th in 1999.
Merchant marine > Ships by type
cargo 2
bulk 14, cargo 43, chemical tanker 19, combination ore/oil 1, container 95, liquefied gas 4, livestock carrier 1, passenger 18, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 50, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 37, short-sea passenger 8, specialized tanker 1
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
14,193 Dwt
12,315,588 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 131st in 2007.
Ranked 18th in 2007. 867 times more than Guyana
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita)
18.5 Dwt per 1,000 people
202.6 Dwt per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 98th in 2007.
Ranked 47th in 2007. 10 times more than Guyana
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP)
16.9 Dwt per million $ of GDP
5.0 Dwt per million $ of GDP
DEFINITION:
Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 42nd in 2006. 2 times more than United Kingdom
Ranked 73rd in 2006.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT
12,516 GRT
11,723,618 GRT
DEFINITION:
GRT=Gross Register Tonnage
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 135th in 2007.
Ranked 14th in 2007. 936 times more than Guyana
Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP)
13.9 GRT per million $ of GDP
4.7 GRT per million $ of GDP
DEFINITION:
GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 38th in 2006. 195% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 72nd in 2006.
Motor vehicles
41 motor vehicles per 100 p
426 motor vehicles per 100 p
DEFINITION:
Motor vehicles per 1,000 people
SOURCE:
United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Ranked 87th.
Ranked 19th. 9 times more than Guyana
Ports and harbors
Bartica, Georgetown, Linden, New Amsterdam, Parika
Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Falmouth, Felixstowe, Glasgow, Grangemouth, Hull, Leith, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Peterhead, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Ramsgate, Scapa Flow, Southampton, Sullom Voe, Teesport, Tyne
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
Railways > A note
all dedicated to ore transport (2001 est.)
all 1.600-m gauge track is in common carrier service in Northern Ireland (1996)
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 Factbook, December 2003
Travel services > % of commercial service exports
23.86 %
15.33 %
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 102nd in 2005. 56% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 115th in 2005.
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