Airports
176
1
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 35th in 2010. 175 times more than Niue
Ranked 207th in 2010.
Airports (per capita)
1.4
per 1 million people
670.2
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 204th in 2007.
Ranked 5th in 2007. 484 times more than Japan
Airports > with paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m
38
1
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 20th in 2010. 37 times more than Niue
Ranked 146th in 2010.
Airports > with paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita)
0.3
per 1 million people
670.2
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 131st in 2007.
Ranked 3rd in 2007. 2134 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m
39
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 12th. 38 times more than Niue
Ranked 139th.
Airports > with paved runways > total
144
1
DEFINITION:
Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces)
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 18th in 2010. 143 times more than Niue
Ranked 219th in 2010.
Airports > with paved runways > total (per capita)
1.1
per 1 million people
670.2
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 169th in 2007.
Ranked 3rd in 2007. 588 times more than Japan
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
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
none; offshore anchorage only
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
Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yohohama
none; offshore anchorage only
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
961,366 km
120 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 2nd in 2008. 8010 times more than Niue
Ranked 36th in 2008.
Roadways > total
1,203,777 km
120 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 3rd in 2008. 10030 times more than Niue
Ranked 46th in 2008.
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