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Southeast Asia > Taiwan > Transportation

TAIWAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Merchant marine > Foreign-owned 3 [91st of 122]
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 463 [8th of 103]
Merchant marine > Total 112 [47th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 4,652,921 Dwt [33rd of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 2,798,992 GRT [35th of 156]
Pipelines
condensate 25 km; gas 661 km (2006)
Pipelines > All types
condensate 25 km; gas 435 km (2004)
Pipelines > Condensate 25 km [19th of 21]
Pipelines > Gas 435 km [76th of 107]
Pipelines > Total length 460 km [99th of 120]
Ports and harbors
Chi-lung (Keelung), Hua-lien, Kao-hsiung, Su-ao, T'ai-chung
Ports and terminals
Chi-lung (Keelung), Hua-lien, Kao-hsiung, Su-ao, T'ai-chung
Railways > A note
in addition to the above routes in common carrier service, there are several thousand kilometers of 1.067-m gauge routes that are dedicated to industrial use (2001)
Railways > Narrow gauge
1,097 km 1.067-m gauge (685 km electrified)
Railways > Note
1,400 km .762-m gauge (belonging to the Taiwan Sugar Corporation and to the Taiwan Forestry Bureau) used to carry products and limited numbers of passengers (2005)
Railways > Total 2,497 km [68th of 134]
Roadways > Paved 35,621 km [56th of 205]
Roadways > Total 37,299 km [88th of 222]
Roadways > Unpaved 1,678 km [134th of 175]
Speed limit > Speed limits in specific countries > Within Towns 40-60

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: Speed limit

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Taiwan, taiwan (china, republic of), chinese taipei, T'ai-wan, China, Taiwan, Taiwan (People's Republic of China), Taiwan (Peo. Rep. of China), Taiwan, China

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