FACTOID # 7: Train spotters should go to Australia, which has more railway per capita than anywhere else on the globe.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
 
 
WHAT'S NEW
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS   

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Asia > Pakistan > Transportation

PAKISTANI TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
View this page with:    Just Stats   Sources   Definitions   Both  
Aircraft departures 52,600 [40th of 155]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 18 [22nd of 117]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 8 [34th of 99]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 9 [69th of 137]
Highways > Paved 109,396 km [14th of 171]
Highways > Total 254,410 km [13th of 181]
Motor vehicles 8 motor vehicles per 100 p [112nd of 134]
Ports and harbors
Karachi, Port Muhammad bin Qasim
Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km 23,045 million passenger-km ... [13th of 83]
Roads, goods transported > million ton-km 90,268 million ton-km ... [10th of 52]
Roads, passengers carried > million passenger-km 209,959 million passenger-km ... [5th of 33]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 64.7 % ... [33rd of 163]
Roads, total network > km 258,340 km ... [10th of 172]
Roadways > Paved 167,146 km [16th of 205]
Roadways > Total 258,340 km [18th of 222]
Roadways > Unpaved 91,194 km [24th of 175]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
Kashmir remains the world's largest and most highly militarized territorial dispute with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir, and Northern Areas), but recent discussions and confidence-building measures among the parties are beginning to defuse tensions; India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding lands to China in 1965 boundary agreement; disputes with Pakistan over Indus River water sharing and the terminus of the Sir Creek Estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch, which prevents maritime boundary delimitation; Pakistani maps continue to show Junagadh claim in India's Gujarat State; despite largely successful UN efforts at voluntary repatriation, 2-3 million Afghan refugees continue to reside in Pakistan, many at their own choosing; Pakistan has sent troops into remote tribal areas to control the border with Afghanistan to stem organized terrorist and other illegal cross-border activities; regular meetings with Afghan and coalition allies aim to resolve periodic claims of boundary encroachments
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 8.86 % ... [129th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 17.76 % ... [98th of 153]
Vehicle abundance 1.58 per square km [95th of 141]

... View all Transportation stats

SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Related links:

More facts and figures on Pakistan

 

COMMENTARY     

There are 2 more (non-authoritative) comments on this page

Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your location
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
© Copyright NationMaster.com 2003-2008. All Rights Reserved. Usage implies agreement with terms.