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Southeast Asia > Vietnam > Transportation

VIETNAMESE TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, passengers carried 5,453,683 Time series [42nd of 164]
Aircraft departures 35,400 [51st of 155]
Airports 44 Time series [100th of 247]
Container port traffic 2,694,170 TEU Time series [27th of 63]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Heliports 1 Time series [90th of 99]
Highways > Paved 23,418 km Time series [28th of 113]
Highways > Total 93,300 km Time series [23rd of 118]
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
Railways > Standard gauge 178 km Time series [52nd of 64]
Railways > Total 2,600 km Time series [62nd of 220]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 2,928 million ton-km Time series [51st of 84]
Roads, total network > km 222,179 km Time series [11th of 172]
Roadways > Paved 42,167 km Time series [30th of 81]
Roadways > Total 222,179 km Time series [15th of 85]
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
Vehicle abundance 10.93 per square km [49th of 141]
Waterways 17,702 km Time series [5th of 165]

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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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