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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
China :
77,834 km
2008
Transportation in China
# 2
Canada :
46,688 km
2008
Transportation in Canada
# 3
Germany :
41,896 km
2008
Transportation in Germany
# 4
Australia :
37,855 km
2008
Transportation in Australia
# 5
Argentina :
31,409 km
2008
Transportation in Argentina
# 6
France :
29,213 km
2008
Transportation in France
# 7
Brazil :
28,857 km
2008
Transportation in Brazil
# 8
South Africa :
20,872 km
2008
Transportation in South Africa
# 9
Italy :
19,729 km
2008
Transportation in Italy
# 10
Mexico :
17,516 km
2008
Transportation in Mexico
# 11
United Kingdom :
16,454 km
2008
Transportation in United Kingdom
# 12
Spain :
15,288 km
2008
Transportation in Spain
# 13
Kazakhstan :
15,082 km
2008
Transportation in Kazakhstan
# 14
Sweden :
11,633 km
2008
Transportation in Sweden
# 15
Romania :
10,788 km
2008
Transportation in Romania
# 16
Czech Republic :
9,620 km
2008
Transportation in Czech Republic
# 17
Turkey :
8,697 km
2008
Transportation in Turkey
# 18
Indonesia :
8,529 km
2008
Transportation in Indonesia
# 19
Iran :
8,442 km
2008
Transportation in Iran
# 20
Austria :
6,399 km
2008
Transportation in Austria
# 21
Sudan :
5,978 km
2008
Transportation in Sudan
# 22
Finland :
5,794 km
2008
Transportation in Finland
# 23
Belarus :
5,537 km
2008
Transportation in Belarus
# 24
Chile :
5,483 km
2008
Transportation in Chile
# 25
Switzerland :
4,888 km
2008
Transportation in Switzerland
# 26
Mozambique :
4,787 km
2008
Transportation in Mozambique
# 27
Bulgaria :
4,294 km
2008
Transportation in Bulgaria
# 28
New Zealand :
4,128 km
2008
Transportation in New Zealand
# 29
Thailand :
4,071 km
2008
Transportation in Thailand
# 30
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
4,007 km
2008
Transportation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 31
Algeria :
3,973 km
2008
Transportation in Algeria
# 32
Burma :
3,955 km
2008
Transportation in Burma
# 33
Colombia :
3,802 km
2008
Transportation in Colombia
# 34
Tanzania :
3,689 km
2008
Transportation in Tanzania
# 35
Uzbekistan :
3,645 km
2008
Transportation in Uzbekistan
# 36
Slovakia :
3,622 km
2008
Transportation in Slovakia
# 37
Nigeria :
3,505 km
2008
Transportation in Nigeria
# 38
Bolivia :
3,504 km
2008
Transportation in Bolivia
# 39
Korea, South :
3,381 km
2008
Transportation in Korea, South
# 40
Ireland :
3,237 km
2008
Transportation in Ireland
# 41
Belgium :
3,233 km
2008
Transportation in Belgium
# 42
Zimbabwe :
3,077 km
2008
Transportation in Zimbabwe
# 43
Turkmenistan :
2,980 km
2008
Transportation in Turkmenistan
# 44
Portugal :
2,786 km
2008
Transportation in Portugal
# 45
Kenya :
2,778 km
2008
Transportation in Kenya
# 46
Bangladesh :
2,768 km
2008
Transportation in Bangladesh
# 47
Angola :
2,764 km
2008
Transportation in Angola
# 48
Denmark :
2,667 km
2008
Transportation in Denmark
# 49
Namibia :
2,629 km
2008
Transportation in Namibia
# 50
Greece :
2,548 km
2008
Transportation in Greece
# 51
Vietnam :
2,347 km
2008
Transportation in Vietnam
# 52
Latvia :
2,298 km
2008
Transportation in Latvia
# 53
Iraq :
2,272 km
2008
Transportation in Iraq
# 54
Tunisia :
2,167 km
2008
Transportation in Tunisia
# 55
Zambia :
2,157 km
2008
Transportation in Zambia
# 56
Syria :
2,052 km
2008
Transportation in Syria
# 57
Peru :
1,989 km
2008
Transportation in Peru
# 58
Morocco :
1,907 km
2008
Transportation in Morocco
# 59
Malaysia :
1,849 km
2008
Transportation in Malaysia
# 60
Mongolia :
1,810 km
2008
Transportation in Mongolia
# 61
Dominican Republic :
1,784 km
2008
Transportation in Dominican Republic
# 62
Georgia :
1,612 km
2008
Transportation in Georgia
# 63
Saudi Arabia :
1,392 km
2008
Transportation in Saudi Arabia
# 64
Uganda :
1,244 km
2008
Transportation in Uganda
# 65
Estonia :
1,196 km
2008
Transportation in Estonia
# 66
Guinea :
1,185 km
2008
Transportation in Guinea
# 67
Moldova :
1,138 km
2008
Transportation in Moldova
# 68
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
1,000 km
2008
Transportation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 69
Cameroon :
987 km
2008
Transportation in Cameroon
# 70
Ecuador :
965 km
2008
Transportation in Ecuador
# 71
Israel :
949 km
2008
Transportation in Israel
# 72
Ghana :
947 km
2008
Transportation in Ghana
# 73
Senegal :
906 km
2008
Transportation in Senegal
# 74
Albania :
896 km
2008
Transportation in Albania
# 75
Botswana :
888 km
2008
Transportation in Botswana
# 76
Madagascar :
854 km
2008
Transportation in Madagascar
# 77
Armenia :
845 km
2008
Transportation in Armenia
# 78
Gabon :
814 km
2008
Transportation in Gabon
# 79
Venezuela :
806 km
2008
Transportation in Venezuela
# 80
Malawi :
797 km
2008
Transportation in Malawi
# 81
Congo, Republic of the :
795 km
2008
Transportation in Congo, Republic of the
# 82
Ethiopia :
681 km
2008
Transportation in Ethiopia
# 83
Tajikistan :
680 km
2008
Transportation in Tajikistan
# 84
Côte d'Ivoire :
660 km
2008
Transportation in Côte d'Ivoire
# 85
Burkina Faso :
622 km
2008
Transportation in Burkina Faso
# 86
Fiji :
597 km
2008
Transportation in Fiji
# 87
Mali :
593 km
2008
Transportation in Mali
# 88
Benin :
578 km
2008
Transportation in Benin
# 89
Togo :
532 km
2008
Transportation in Togo
# 90
Jordan :
507 km
2008
Transportation in Jordan
# 91
Kyrgyzstan :
470 km
2008
Transportation in Kyrgyzstan
# 92
Liberia :
429 km
2008
Transportation in Liberia
# 93
Lebanon :
401 km
2008
Transportation in Lebanon
# 94
Guatemala :
332 km
2008
Transportation in Guatemala
# 95
Eritrea :
306 km
2008
Transportation in Eritrea
# 96
Swaziland :
301 km
2008
Transportation in Swaziland
# 97
El Salvador :
283 km
2008
Transportation in El Salvador
# 98
Costa Rica :
278 km
2008
Transportation in Costa Rica
# 99
Luxembourg :
275 km
2008
Transportation in Luxembourg
# 100
Djibouti :
100 km
2008
Transportation in Djibouti
# 101
Panama :
76 km
2008
Transportation in Panama
# 102
Man, Isle of :
63 km
2008
Transportation in Man, Isle of
# 103
Nepal :
59 km
2008
Transportation in Nepal
# 104
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
50 km
2008
Transportation in Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 105
Paraguay :
36 km
2008
Transportation in Paraguay
Total :
628,068 km
Weighted average:
5,925.2 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 (2008) 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=2008
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