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Driving side of the road > Left or right
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Right side |
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Highways > Paved
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31,583 km |
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[28th of 113]
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DEFINITION: total length of the paved parts of the highway system |
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SOURCE: World standards on users.pandora.be |
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Highways > Total
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35,931 km |
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[38th of 118]
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DEFINITION: total length of the highway system |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Highways > Unpaved
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4,348 km |
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[39th of 113]
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DEFINITION: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Merchant marine > A note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Hong Kong 3, Japan 1 (2002 est.) |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Merchant marine > Note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Hong Kong 3, Japan 1 |
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003 |
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Merchant marine > Ships by type
bulk 41, cargo 22, chemical tanker 2, combination bulk 3, container 45, petroleum tanker 18, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 2 |
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DEFINITION: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all non-military ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.; or a grouping of merchant ships by nationality o |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Merchant marine > Total > Dwt
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4,203,423 Dwt |
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[34th of 157]
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DEFINITION: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Merchant marine > Total > GRT
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2,537,256 GRT |
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[36th of 157]
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DEFINITION: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Pipelines > All types
condensate 25 km; gas 435 km (2004) |
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DEFINITION: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products"
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Pipelines > Condensate
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25 km
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[19th of 21]
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DEFINITION: Total length of condensate pipelines
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Pipelines > Total length
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460 km
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[99th of 120]
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DEFINITION: Total length of all pipelines
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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Ports and harbors
Chi-lung (Keelung), Hua-lien, Kao-hsiung, Su-ao, T'ai-chung |
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DEFINITION: The major ports and harbors selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. This is determined by evaluating a number of factors (e.g., dollar value of goods handled, gross tonnage, facilities, and military significance). |
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
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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) |
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DEFINITION: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Speed limit > Speed limits in specific countries > Within Towns
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40-60 |
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DEFINITION:
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003 |
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