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Air transport, freight > million tons per km	6.94 million tons/km		[99th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried	480,266		[107th of 164]
Aircraft departures	12,300		[85th of 155]
Airports	47		[95th of 247]
Driving side of the road > Left or right	Left side
Highways > Paved	4,073 km		[57th of 113]
Highways > Total	13,223 km		[62nd of 118]
Highways > Unpaved	9,150 km		[56th of 113]
Motor vehicles	9 motor vehicles per 100 p		[110th of 134]
Ports and harbors	none
Rail lines > total route-km	59 km		[111st of 111]
Railways > Total	59 km		[127th of 220]
Roads, paved > % of total roads	30.3 %		[45th of 163]
Roads, total network > km	17,380 km		[57th of 172]
Roadways > Paved	9,829 km		[47th of 81]
Roadways > Total	17,280 km		[63rd of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved	7,451 km		[52nd of 79]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international joint border commission continues to work on small disputed sections of boundary with India; India has instituted a stricter border regime to restrict transit of Maoist insurgents and illegal cross-border activities
Vehicle abundance	18.17 per square km		[36th of 141]
Waterways	0 km		[38th of 165]

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