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CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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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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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Russia :
87,157 km
2006
Transportation in Russia
# 2
India :
63,221 km
2006
Transportation in India
# 3
Germany :
48,215 km
2006
Transportation in Germany
# 4
Canada :
48,068 km
2006
Transportation in Canada
# 5
Australia :
38,550 km
2006
Transportation in Australia
# 6
Argentina :
31,902 km
2006
Transportation in Argentina
# 7
France :
29,370 km
2006
Transportation in France
# 8
Brazil :
29,295 km
2006
Transportation in Brazil
# 9
Japan :
23,474 km
2006
Transportation in Japan
# 10
Poland :
23,072 km
2006
Transportation in Poland
# 11
Ukraine :
22,473 km
2006
Transportation in Ukraine
# 12
South Africa :
20,872 km
2006
Transportation in South Africa
# 13
Italy :
19,460 km
2006
Transportation in Italy
# 14
Mexico :
17,665 km
2006
Transportation in Mexico
# 15
United Kingdom :
16,567 km
2006
Transportation in United Kingdom
# 16
Spain :
14,974 km
2006
Transportation in Spain
# 17
Kazakhstan :
13,700 km
2006
Transportation in Kazakhstan
# 18
Sweden :
11,528 km
2006
Transportation in Sweden
# 19
Romania :
11,385 km
2006
Transportation in Romania
# 20
Czech Republic :
9,597 km
2006
Transportation in Czech Republic
# 21
Turkey :
8,697 km
2006
Transportation in Turkey
# 22
Iran :
8,367 km
2006
Transportation in Iran
# 23
Pakistan :
8,163 km
2006
Transportation in Pakistan
# 24
Hungary :
8,057 km
2006
Transportation in Hungary
# 25
Chile :
6,585 km
2006
Transportation in Chile
# 26
Indonesia :
6,458 km
2006
Transportation in Indonesia
# 27
Austria :
6,383 km
2006
Transportation in Austria
# 28
Sudan :
5,978 km
2006
Transportation in Sudan
# 29
Finland :
5,741 km
2006
Transportation in Finland
# 30
Belarus :
5,512 km
2006
Transportation in Belarus
# 31
Korea, North :
5,235 km
2006
Transportation in Korea, North
# 32
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
5,138 km
2006
Transportation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 33
Egypt :
5,063 km
2006
Transportation in Egypt
# 34
Switzerland :
4,839 km
2006
Transportation in Switzerland
# 35
Bulgaria :
4,294 km
2006
Transportation in Bulgaria
# 36
Cuba :
4,226 km
2006
Transportation in Cuba
# 37
New Zealand :
4,128 km
2006
Transportation in New Zealand
# 38
Thailand :
4,071 km
2006
Transportation in Thailand
# 39
Norway :
4,043 km
2006
Transportation in Norway
# 40
Algeria :
3,973 km
2006
Transportation in Algeria
# 41
Burma :
3,955 km
2006
Transportation in Burma
# 42
Uzbekistan :
3,950 km
2006
Transportation in Uzbekistan
# 43
Tanzania :
3,690 km
2006
Transportation in Tanzania
# 44
Slovakia :
3,662 km
2006
Transportation in Slovakia
# 45
Belgium :
3,536 km
2006
Transportation in Belgium
# 46
Nigeria :
3,505 km
2006
Transportation in Nigeria
# 47
Bolivia :
3,504 km
2006
Transportation in Bolivia
# 48
Korea, South :
3,472 km
2006
Transportation in Korea, South
# 49
Serbia and Montenegro :
3,379 km
2006
Transportation in Serbia and Montenegro
# 50
Colombia :
3,304 km
2006
Transportation in Colombia
# 51
Ireland :
3,237 km
2006
Transportation in Ireland
# 52
Mozambique :
3,123 km
2006
Transportation in Mozambique
# 53
Zimbabwe :
3,077 km
2006
Transportation in Zimbabwe
# 54
Netherlands :
2,797 km
2006
Transportation in Netherlands
# 55
Portugal :
2,786 km
2006
Transportation in Portugal
# 56
Kenya :
2,778 km
2006
Transportation in Kenya
# 57
Bangladesh :
2,768 km
2006
Transportation in Bangladesh
# 58
Angola :
2,761 km
2006
Transportation in Angola
# 59
Croatia :
2,726 km
2006
Transportation in Croatia
# 60
Syria :
2,711 km
2006
Transportation in Syria
# 61
Vietnam :
2,600 km
2006
Transportation in Vietnam
# 62
Greece :
2,571 km
2006
Transportation in Greece
# 63
Taiwan :
2,502 km
2006
Transportation in Taiwan
# 64
Turkmenistan :
2,440 km
2006
Transportation in Turkmenistan
# 65
Namibia :
2,382 km
2006
Transportation in Namibia
# 66
Latvia :
2,303 km
2006
Transportation in Latvia
# 67
Iraq :
2,272 km
2006
Transportation in Iraq
# 68
Zambia :
2,157 km
2006
Transportation in Zambia
# 69
Tunisia :
2,153 km
2006
Transportation in Tunisia
# 70
Azerbaijan :
2,122 km
2006
Transportation in Azerbaijan
# 71
Uruguay :
2,073 km
2006
Transportation in Uruguay
# 72
Peru :
1,989 km
2006
Transportation in Peru
# 73
Morocco :
1,907 km
2006
Transportation in Morocco
# 74
Malaysia :
1,890 km
2006
Transportation in Malaysia
# 75
Mongolia :
1,810 km
2006
Transportation in Mongolia
# 76
Lithuania :
1,771 km
2006
Transportation in Lithuania
# 77
Georgia :
1,612 km
2006
Transportation in Georgia
# 78
Sri Lanka :
1,449 km
2006
Transportation in Sri Lanka
# 79
Saudi Arabia :
1,392 km
2006
Transportation in Saudi Arabia
# 80
Uganda :
1,244 km
2006
Transportation in Uganda
# 81
Slovenia :
1,229 km
2006
Transportation in Slovenia
# 82
Moldova :
1,138 km
2006
Transportation in Moldova
# 83
Cameroon :
987 km
2006
Transportation in Cameroon
# 84
Estonia :
968 km
2006
Transportation in Estonia
# 85
Ecuador :
966 km
2006
Transportation in Ecuador
# 86
Ghana :
953 km
2006
Transportation in Ghana
# 87
Senegal :
906 km
2006
Transportation in Senegal
# 88
Philippines :
897 km
2006
Transportation in Philippines
# 89
Congo, Republic of the :
894 km
2006
Transportation in Congo, Republic of the
# 90
Botswana :
888 km
2006
Transportation in Botswana
# 91
Guatemala :
886 km
2006
Transportation in Guatemala
# 92
Madagascar :
854 km
2006
Transportation in Madagascar
# 93
Israel :
853 km
2006
Transportation in Israel
# 94
Armenia :
839 km
2006
Transportation in Armenia
# 95
Guinea :
837 km
2006
Transportation in Guinea
# 96
Gabon :
814 km
2006
Transportation in Gabon
# 97
Malawi :
797 km
2006
Transportation in Malawi
# 98
Benin :
758 km
2006
Transportation in Benin
# 99
Mali :
729 km
2006
Transportation in Mali
# 100
Mauritania :
717 km
2006
Transportation in Mauritania
# 101
Honduras :
699 km
2006
Transportation in Honduras
# 102
Macedonia, Republic of :
699 km
2006
Transportation in Macedonia, Republic of
# 103
Ethiopia :
699 km
2006
Transportation in Ethiopia
# 104
Venezuela :
682 km
2006
Transportation in Venezuela
# 105
Côte d'Ivoire :
660 km
2006
Transportation in Côte d'Ivoire
# 106
Burkina Faso :
622 km
2006
Transportation in Burkina Faso
# 107
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
608 km
2006
Transportation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 108
Cambodia :
602 km
2006
Transportation in Cambodia
# 109
Fiji :
597 km
2006
Transportation in Fiji
# 110
Togo :
568 km
2006
Transportation in Togo
# 111
Dominican Republic :
517 km
2006
Transportation in Dominican Republic
# 112
Jordan :
505 km
2006
Transportation in Jordan
# 113
Liberia :
490 km
2006
Transportation in Liberia
# 114
Tajikistan :
482 km
2006
Transportation in Tajikistan
# 115
Kyrgyzstan :
470 km
2006
Transportation in Kyrgyzstan
# 116
Albania :
447 km
2006
Transportation in Albania
# 117
Lebanon :
401 km
2006
Transportation in Lebanon
# 118
Panama :
355 km
2006
Transportation in Panama
# 119
Eritrea :
306 km
2006
Transportation in Eritrea
# 120
Swaziland :
301 km
2006
Transportation in Swaziland
# 121
Luxembourg :
275 km
2006
Transportation in Luxembourg
# 122
Djibouti :
100 km
2006
Transportation in Djibouti
# 123
Puerto Rico :
96 km
2006
Transportation in Puerto Rico
# 124
Man, Isle of :
65 km
2006
Transportation in Man, Isle of
# 125
Nepal :
59 km
2006
Transportation in Nepal
# 126
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
50 km
2006
Transportation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 127
Paraguay :
36 km
2006
Transportation in Paraguay
# 128
Liechtenstein :
9 km
2006
Transportation in Liechtenstein
# 129
Nicaragua :
6 km
2006
Transportation in Nicaragua
Total :
830,172 km
Weighted average:
6,385.9 km
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
236,656 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 (2006) 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&date=2006
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