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| VIETNAMESE TRANSPORTATION STATS: |
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Air transport, passengers carried
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5,453,683
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[42nd of 164]
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Aircraft departures
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35,400 |
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[51st of 155]
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Airports
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44 |
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[100th of 247]
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Container port traffic
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2,694,170 TEU
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[27th of 63]
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Driving side of the road > Left or right
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Right side |
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Heliports
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1 |
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[90th of 99]
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Highways > Paved
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23,418 km |
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[28th of 113]
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Highways > Total
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93,300 km |
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[23rd of 118]
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Pipelines condensate/gas 432 km; gas 510 km; oil 49 km; refined products 206 km |
Ports and harbors Cam Ranh, Da Nang, Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Long, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang, Vinh, Vung Tau |
Ports and terminals Da Nang, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City |
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Railways > Standard gauge
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178 km |
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[52nd of 64]
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Railways > Total
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2,600 km |
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[62nd of 220]
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Railways, goods transported > million ton-km
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2,928 million ton-km
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[51st of 84]
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Roads, total network > km
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222,179 km
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[11th of 172]
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Roadways > Paved
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42,167 km |
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[30th of 81]
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Roadways > Total
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222,179 km |
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[15th of 85]
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Transportation > Note the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift |
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Vehicle abundance
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10.93 per square km |
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[49th of 141]
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Waterways
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17,702 km |
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[5th of 165]
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... View all Transportation stats
SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World standards on users.pandora.be; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam, Viet Nam, Vietnam SR, Việt Nam
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