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Air transport, passengers carried	20,369,090		[19th of 164]
Aircraft departures	175,500		[22nd of 155]
Airports	116		[52nd of 247]
Container port traffic	12,027,050 TEU		[7th of 63]
Driving side of the road > Left or right	Left side
Heliports	2		[61st of 99]
Highways > Paved	49,935 km		[23rd of 113]
Highways > Total	65,877 km		[31st of 118]
Motor vehicles	641 motor vehicles per 100 p		[3rd of 134]
Pipelines condensate 282 km; gas 5,273 km; oil 1,750 km; oil/gas/water 19 km; refined products 114 km
Ports and harbors Bintulu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan, Kuching, Kudat, Labuan, Lahad Datu, Lumut, Miri, Pasir Gudang, George Town (Penang), Port Dickson, Port Kelang, Sandakan, Sibu, Tanjung Berhala, Tanjung Kidurong, Tawau
Ports and terminals Bintulu, Johor Bahru, Kuantan, Labuan, George Town (Penang), Port Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas
Railways > Total	1,890 km		[75th of 220]
Roads, total network > km	98,721 km		[20th of 172]
Roadways > Paved	80,280 km		[20th of 81]
Roadways > Total	98,721 km		[26th of 85]
Speed limit > Speed limits in specific countries > Within Towns	40-60
Transportation > Note the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the Strait of Malacca and South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift
Vehicle abundance	12.81 per square km		[45th of 141]
Waterways	7,200 km		[16th of 165]

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