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Europe > Switzerland > Transportation

Air transport, freight > million tons per km 1,109.64 million tons/km Time series [21st of 153]
Aircraft departures 284,900 [15th of 155]
Cars 486 per 1,000 people [4th of 18]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Highways > Paved 71,011 km Time series [16th of 113]
Highways > Total 71,011 km Time series [24th of 118]
Highways > Unpaved 0 km Time series [57th of 113]
Merchant marine > Ships by type
bulk 16, cargo 6, chemical tanker 2, container 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 1, specialized tanker 1
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 918,974 Dwt Time series [62nd of 157]
Pipelines > All types
gas 1,831 km; oil 94 km; refined products 7 km (2004)
Pipelines > Total length 1,925 km [66th of 120]
Ports and harbors Basel Time series
Rail usage statistics > Distance travelled by rail per inhabitant in km/year Kilometres/year 1,730 [2nd of 38]
Rail usage statistics > Passenger-km of rail transport, in billion/year > Billion passenger-kilometres 13.83 [17th of 31]
Railways > A note
Swiss railways are virtually all electrified (2001)
Speed limit > Speed limits in specific countries > Within Towns 50
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 24.16 % Time series [101st of 153]
Vehicle abundance 96.52 per square km [10th of 141]
Waterways > A note
The Rhine carries heavy traffic on the Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee stretches; there are also 12 navigable lakes
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations > participating countries > Code 14 [31st of 44]

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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002 (CD ROM); World standards on users.pandora.be; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Rail usage statistics by country ; Wikipedia: Rail usage statistics by country; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: Speed limit ; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001; Wikipedia: World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Confederation Suisse, Confederazione Svizzera, Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera

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