FACTOID # 5: The Pitcairn Islands have the world’s shortest highway system, with only 6.4 kilometers of road. They also have the fourth-fewest main phone lines.
 
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South America > Ecuador > Transportation

ECUADORIAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Aircraft departures 75 [75th of 155]
Airports 22 [22nd of 231]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 62 [62nd of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 21 [21st of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 21 [21st of 227]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m 10 [10th of 126]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 31 [31st of 137]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 17 [17th of 193]
Heliports 61 [61st of 87]
Highways > Paved 65 km [65th of 171]
Highways > Total 57 km [57th of 181]
Highways > Unpaved 32 km [32nd of 168]
Merchant marine > Ships by type
cargo 2, chemical tanker 4, liquefied gas 1, passenger 5, petroleum tanker 21, specialized tanker 1
Motor vehicles 84 motor vehicles per 100 p [84th of 134]
Ports and harbors
Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, La Libertad, Manta, Puerto Bolivar, San Lorenzo
Railways > Total 87 km [87th of 134]
Roadways > Total 81 km [81st of 222]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
the continuing civil disorder in Colombia has created a serious refugee crisis in neighboring states, especially Ecuador
Vehicle abundance 78 per square km [78th of 141]
Waterways 53 km [53rd of 106]

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SOURCES: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country.; Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. ; Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway; Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) ; Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway ; Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway; Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) ; Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). ; total length of the paved parts of the highway system; total length of the highway system; total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system; 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; Motor vehicles per 1,000 people; 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).; This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. ; This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. ; Lists border, territory and resource disputes by country.; Vehicles per populated land area
Units: Vehicles/Populated Land Area (in km2)
Units: Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded 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.; The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Ecuador, Republic of Ecuador, Republica del Ecuador

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