Aircraft departures
641,300
15,100
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 7th. 41 times more than Malta
Ranked 78th.
Air transport, freight > million tons per km
8,549.24 million tons/km
11.11 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 2nd in 2005. 769 times more than Malta
Ranked 93rd in 2005.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m
7
1
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 19th. 6 times more than Malta
Ranked 103rd.
Container port traffic
16,777,410 TEU
1,382,410 TEU
DEFINITION:
Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 4th in 2005. 11 times more than Malta
Ranked 38th in 2005.
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
The sovereignty dispute over the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, and Shikotan, and the Habomai group, known in Japan as the "Northern Territories" and in Russia as the "Southern Kuril Islands", occupied by the Soviet Union in 1945, now administered by Russia and claimed by Japan , remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities; intensified media coverage and protests highlight dispute over the fishing-rich Liancourt Rocks (Tok-do/Take-shima) also claimed by South Korea ; China and Taiwan have intensified their claims to the Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Tai) administered by Japan
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: China 1, Panama 1, Singapore 1 (2002 est.)
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 4, Austria 6, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 3, Bulgaria 19, Canada 2, China 16, Croatia 14, Cuba 1, Cyprus 7, Denmark 3, Estonia 5, Finland 1, Germany 54, Greece 627, Hong Kong 12, Iceland 3, India 10, Iran 2, Israel 26, Italy 36, Japan 2, Latvia 24, Lebanon 6, Monaco 29, Netherlands 10, Nigeria 2, Norway 43, Poland 29, Portugal 2, Romania 15, Russia 85, Saudi Arabia 1, Slovenia 2, South Korea 5, Spain 1, Switzerland 54, Syria 4, Turkey 84, Ukraine 25, United Arab Emirates 3, United Kingdom 4, United States 10 (2002 est.)
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Merchant marine > Note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, Panama 1, Singapore 1
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 4, Austria 6, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 3, Bulgaria 19, Canada 2, China 16, Croatia 14, Cuba 1, Cyprus 7, Denmark 3, Estonia 5, Finland 1, Germany 54, Greece 627, Hong Kong 12, Iceland 3, India 10, Iran 2, Israel 26, Italy 36, Japan 2, Latvia 24, Lebanon 6, Monaco 29, Netherlands 10, Nigeria 2, Norway 43, Poland 29, Portugal 2, Romania 15, Russia 85, Saudi Arabia 1, Slovenia 2, South Korea 5, Spain 1, Switzerland 54, Syria 4, Turkey 84, Ukraine 25, UAE 3, UK 4, US 10
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt
11,689,142 Dwt
41,033,203 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 19th in 2007.
Ranked 8th in 2007. 3 times more than Japan
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita)
91.7 Dwt per 1,000 people
102,103.1 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 63rd in 2007.
Ranked 6th in 2007. 1112 times more than Japan
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP)
2.8 Dwt per million $ of GDP
7,393.1 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 92nd in 2005.
Ranked 6th in 2005. 2642 times more than Japan
Merchant marine > Total > GRT
10,386,894 GRT
25,213,650 GRT
DEFINITION:
GRT=Gross Register Tonnage
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ranked 16th in 2007.
Ranked 8th in 2007. 143% more than Japan
Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP)
2.2 GRT per million $ of GDP
4,507.0 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 93rd in 2005.
Ranked 6th in 2005. 2013 times more than Japan
Motor vehicles
543 motor vehicles per 100 p
607 motor vehicles per 100 p
DEFINITION:
Motor vehicles per 1,000 people
SOURCE:
United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Ranked 11th.
Ranked 5th. 12% more than Japan
Ports and harbors
Akita, Amagasaki, Chiba, Hachinohe, Hakodate, Higashi-Harima, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kawasaki, Kinuura, Kobe, Kushiro, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Sakai, Sakaide, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tomakomai
Marsaxlokk, Valletta
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
Speed limit > Speed limits in specific countries > Within Towns
40-60
50
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Speed limit
Travel services > % of commercial service exports
11.52 %
48.58 %
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 126th in 2005.
Ranked 63rd in 2005. 3 times more than Japan
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations > participating countries > Code
43
50
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations
Ranked 9th.
Ranked 3rd. 16% more than Japan
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