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Transportation Statistics > Railways > total (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1     United States: 226,427 km   2007 Time series
# 2     Russia: 87,157 km   2006 Time series
# 3     China: 77,834 km   2008 Time series
# 4     India: 64,015 km   2009 Time series
# 5     Canada: 46,688 km   2008 Time series
# 6     Germany: 41,896 km   2008 Time series
# 7     Australia: 37,855 km   2008 Time series
# 8     Argentina: 31,409 km   2008 Time series
# 9     France: 29,213 km   2008 Time series
# 10     Brazil: 28,857 km   2008 Time series
# 11     Japan: 26,435 km   2009 Time series
# 12     Poland: 22,314 km   2007 Time series
# 13     Ukraine: 21,658 km   2009 Time series
# 14     South Africa: 20,872 km   2008 Time series
# 15     Italy: 19,729 km   2008 Time series
# 16     Mexico: 17,516 km   2008 Time series
# 17     United Kingdom: 16,454 km   2008 Time series
# 18     Spain: 15,288 km   2008 Time series
# 19     Kazakhstan: 15,082 km   2008 Time series
# 20     Sweden: 11,633 km   2008 Time series
# 21     Romania: 10,788 km   2008 Time series
# 22     Czech Republic: 9,620 km   2008 Time series
# 23     Hungary: 9,208 km   2009 Time series
# 24     Turkey: 8,697 km   2008 Time series
# 25     Indonesia: 8,529 km   2008 Time series
# 26     Iran: 8,442 km   2008 Time series
# 27     Pakistan: 7,791 km   2007 Time series
# 28     Austria: 6,399 km   2008 Time series
# 29     Sudan: 5,978 km   2008 Time series
# 30     Finland: 5,794 km   2008 Time series
# 31     Belarus: 5,537 km   2008 Time series
# 32     Egypt: 5,500 km   2009 Time series
# 33     Chile: 5,483 km   2008 Time series
# 34     Korea, North: 5,242 km   2009 Time series
# 35     Switzerland: 4,888 km   2008 Time series
# 36     Mozambique: 4,787 km   2008 Time series
# 37     Bulgaria: 4,294 km   2008 Time series
# 38     Cuba: 4,226 km   2006 Time series
# 39     New Zealand: 4,128 km   2008 Time series
# 40     Norway: 4,114 km   2009 Time series
# 41     Thailand: 4,071 km   2008 Time series
# 42     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 4,007 km   2008 Time series
# 43     Algeria: 3,973 km   2008 Time series
# 44     Burma: 3,955 km   2008 Time series
# 45     Colombia: 3,802 km   2008 Time series
# 46     Tanzania: 3,689 km   2008 Time series
# 47     Uzbekistan: 3,645 km   2008 Time series
# 48     Slovakia: 3,622 km   2008 Time series
# 49     Nigeria: 3,505 km   2008 Time series
# 50     Bolivia: 3,504 km   2008 Time series
# 51     Korea, South: 3,381 km   2008 Time series
# 52     Serbia and Montenegro: 3,379 km   2006 Time series
# 53     Ireland: 3,237 km   2008 Time series
# 54     Belgium: 3,233 km   2008 Time series
# 55     Zimbabwe: 3,077 km   2008 Time series
# 56     Turkmenistan: 2,980 km   2008 Time series
# 57     Azerbaijan: 2,918 km   2009 Time series
# 58     Netherlands: 2,896 km   2009 Time series
# 59     Portugal: 2,786 km   2008 Time series
# 60     Kenya: 2,778 km   2008 Time series
# 61     Bangladesh: 2,768 km   2008 Time series
# 62     Angola: 2,764 km   2008 Time series
# 63     Croatia: 2,722 km   2009 Time series
# 64     Denmark: 2,667 km   2008 Time series
# 65     Namibia: 2,629 km   2008 Time series
# 66     Greece: 2,548 km   2008 Time series
# 67     Vietnam: 2,347 km   2008 Time series
# 68     Latvia: 2,298 km   2008 Time series
# 69     Iraq: 2,272 km   2008 Time series
# 70     Tunisia: 2,167 km   2008 Time series
# 71     Zambia: 2,157 km   2008 Time series
# 72     Syria: 2,052 km   2008 Time series
# 73     Peru: 1,989 km   2008 Time series
# 74     Morocco: 1,907 km   2008 Time series
# 75     Malaysia: 1,849 km   2008 Time series
# 76     Mongolia: 1,810 km   2008 Time series
# 77     Dominican Republic: 1,784 km   2008 Time series
# 78     Lithuania: 1,768 km   2009 Time series
# 79     Uruguay: 1,641 km   2010 Time series
# 80     Georgia: 1,612 km   2008 Time series
# 81     Taiwan: 1,482 km   2009 Time series
# 82     Sri Lanka: 1,449 km   2007 Time series
# 83     Saudi Arabia: 1,392 km   2008 Time series
# 84     Uganda: 1,244 km   2008 Time series
# 85     Slovenia: 1,228 km   2007 Time series
# 86     Estonia: 1,196 km   2008 Time series
# 87     Guinea: 1,185 km   2008 Time series
# 88     Moldova: 1,138 km   2008 Time series
# 89     Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1,000 km   2008 Time series
# 90     Philippines: 995 km   2010 Time series
# 91     Cameroon: 987 km   2008 Time series
# 92     Ecuador: 965 km   2008 Time series
# 93     Israel: 949 km   2008 Time series
# 94     Ghana: 947 km   2008 Time series
# 95     Senegal: 906 km   2008 Time series
# 96     Albania: 896 km   2008 Time series
# 97     Botswana: 888 km   2008 Time series
# 98     Madagascar: 854 km   2008 Time series
# 99     Armenia: 845 km   2008 Time series
# 100     Gabon: 814 km   2008 Time series
# 101     Venezuela: 806 km   2008 Time series
# 102     Malawi: 797 km   2008 Time series
# 103     Congo, Republic of the: 795 km   2008 Time series
# 104     Mauritania: 717 km   2006 Time series
# 105     Macedonia, Republic of: 699 km   2009 Time series
# 106     Cambodia: 690 km   2010 Time series
# 107     Ethiopia: 681 km   2008 Time series
# 108     Tajikistan: 680 km   2008 Time series
# 109     Côte d'Ivoire: 660 km   2008 Time series
# 110     Burkina Faso: 622 km   2008 Time series
# 111     Fiji: 597 km   2008 Time series
# 112     Mali: 593 km   2008 Time series
# 113     Benin: 578 km   2008 Time series
# 114     Togo: 532 km   2008 Time series
# 115     Jordan: 507 km   2008 Time series
# 116     Kyrgyzstan: 470 km   2008 Time series
# 117     Liberia: 429 km   2008 Time series
# 118     Lebanon: 401 km   2008 Time series
# 119     Guatemala: 332 km   2008 Time series
# 120     Eritrea: 306 km   2008 Time series
# 121     Swaziland: 301 km   2008 Time series
# 122     El Salvador: 283 km   2008 Time series
# 123     Costa Rica: 278 km   2008 Time series
# 124     Luxembourg: 275 km   2008 Time series
# 125     Jamaica: 272 km   2003 Time series
# 126     Guyana: 187 km   2001 Time series
# 127     Suriname: 166 km   2003 Time series
# 128     Djibouti: 100 km   2008 Time series
# 129     Puerto Rico: 96 km   2006 Time series
# 130     Sierra Leone: 84 km   2001 Time series
# 131     Antigua and Barbuda: 77 km   2001 Time series
# 132     Panama: 76 km   2008 Time series
# 133     Honduras: 75 km   2009 Time series
# 134     Man, Isle of: 63 km   2008 Time series
# 135     Nepal: 59 km   2008 Time series
# 136     Saint Kitts and Nevis: 50 km   2008 Time series
# 137     Haiti: 40 km   2001 Time series
# 138     Singapore: 38.6 km   2003 Time series
# 139     Paraguay: 36 km   2008 Time series
# 140     Hong Kong: 34 km   2001 Time series
# 141     Afghanistan: 24.6 km   2001 Time series
# 142     Christmas Island: 18 km   2010 Time series
# 143     Brunei: 13 km   2001 Time series
# 144     Liechtenstein: 9 km   2006 Time series
# 145     Nicaragua: 6 km   2006 Time series
= 146     Nauru: 5 km   2001 Time series
= 146     Guernsey: 5 km   2003 Time series
# 148     Monaco: 1.7 km   2002 Time series
# 149     Holy See (Vatican City): 0.86 km   2001 Time series
Total: 1,135,891.76 km   
Weighted average: 7,572.6 km  

Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union 229,450 km   


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.

SOURCE: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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"Railways > total by country", CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/tra_rai_tot-transportation-railways-total

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