Air transport, freight > million tons per km
42.8 million tons/km
3,825.4 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 61st in 1990.
Ranked 5th in 1990. 88 times more than Iraq
Driving side of the road > Left or right
Right 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
Merchant marine > Ships by type
cargo 9, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 6, roll on/roll off 1
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
101,317 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 100th in 2007.
Ranked 18th in 2007. 121 times more than Iraq
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita)
3.7 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 127th in 2007.
Ranked 47th in 2007. 54 times more than Iraq
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP)
9.0 Dwt per million $ of GDP
4.4 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 47th in 2002. 103% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 62nd in 2002.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT
67,796 GRT
11,723,618 GRT
DEFINITION:
GRT=Gross Register Tonnage
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 106th in 2007.
Ranked 14th in 2007. 172 times more than Iraq
Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP)
6.3 GRT per million $ of GDP
4.3 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 54th in 2002. 47% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 58th in 2002.
Motor vehicles
50 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 80th.
Ranked 19th. 8 times more than Iraq
Pipelines > All types
gas 1,739 km; oil 5,418 km; refined products 1,343 km (2004)
condensate 370 km; gas 21,446 km; liquid petroleum gas 59 km; oil 6,420 km; oil/gas/water 63 km; refined products 4,474 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 > Liquid petroleum gas
918 km
59 km
DEFINITION:
Total length of liquid petroleum gas pipelines
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 2nd in 2009. 15 times more than United Kingdom
Ranked 14th in 2009.
Pipelines > Oil
5 km
699 km
DEFINITION:
Total length of oil pipelines
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 56th in 2009.
Ranked 7th in 2009. 139 times more than Iraq
Pipelines > Refined products
1 km
4 km
DEFINITION:
Total length of refined products pipelines
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 53rd in 2009.
Ranked 40th in 2009. 3 times more than Iraq
Pipelines > Total length
8,500 km
32,832 km
DEFINITION:
Total length of all pipelines
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook , 22 August 2006
Ranked 33rd.
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Iraq
Ports and harbors
Umm Qasr, Khawr az Zubayr, and Al Basrah have limited functionality
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
Ports and terminals
Al Basrah, Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr
Dover, Felixstowe, Immingham, Liverpool, London, Southampton, Teesport (England), Forth Ports, Hound Point (Scotland), Milford Haven (Wales)
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
Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter
$0.01
$1.60
DEFINITION:
Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of diesel fuel. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
SOURCE:
German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ).
Ranked 162nd in 2004.
Ranked 1st in 2004. 159 times more than Iraq
Railways > total (per capita)
0.1 km
per 1,000 people
0.3 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 72nd in 2008.
Ranked 39th in 2008. 2 times more than Iraq
Vehicle abundance
2.54 per square km
101.4 per square km
DEFINITION:
Vehicles per populated land areaLand Area (in km2)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 84th.
Ranked 9th. 39 times more than Iraq
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