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Air transport, freight > million tons per km	7.81 million tons/km		[118th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried	149,705		[127th of 164]
Aircraft departures	3,400		[126th of 155]
Airports	46		[97th of 247]
Driving side of the road > Left or right	Right side
Heliports	9		[23rd of 99]
Highways > Paved	2,793 km		[62nd of 113]
Highways > Total	21,000 km		[52nd of 118]
Motor vehicles	0 motor vehicles per 100 p		[135th of 134]
Pipelines	gas 466 km
Ports and harbors	Kheyrabad, Shir Khan
Ports and terminals	Kheyrabad, Shir Khan
Railways > Total	24.6 km		[6th of 220]
Roads, total network > km	34,782 km		[46th of 172]
Roadways > Paved	12,350 km		[31st of 81]
Roadways > Total	42,150 km		[34th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved	29,800 km		[15th of 79]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international despite largely successful UN efforts at voluntary repatriation, 2-3 million Afghan refugees continue to reside in Iran and Pakistan, many at their own choosing; Pakistan has sent troops into remote tribal areas to control the border and stem organized terrorist and other illegal cross-border activites; regular meetings between Pakistani and coalition allies aim to resolve periodic claims of boundary encroachments; occasional conflicts over water-sharing arrangements with Amu Darya and Helmand River states
Waterways	1,200 km		[22nd of 165]
Waterways > A note chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT (2001)

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