| AFGHAN TRANSPORTATION STATS: |
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km
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7.81 million tons/km
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[118th of 153]
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Air transport, passengers carried
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149,705
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[127th of 164]
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Definition: Transportation > Air transport, passengers carried |
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Aircraft departures
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3,400 |
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[126th of 155]
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Definition: Transportation > Aircraft departures |
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Airports
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46 |
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[97th of 247]
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Definition: Transportation > Airports |
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Driving side of the road > Left or right
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Right side |
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Definition: Transportation > Driving side of the road > Left or right |
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Heliports
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9 |
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[23rd of 99]
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Definition: Transportation > Heliports |
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Highways > Paved
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2,793 km |
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[62nd of 113]
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Definition: Transportation > Highways > Paved |
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Highways > Total
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21,000 km |
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[52nd of 118]
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Definition: Transportation > Highways > Total |
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Motor vehicles
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0 motor vehicles per 100 p |
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[135th of 134]
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Definition: Transportation > Motor vehicles |
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Pipelines
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gas 466 km |
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Definition: Transportation > Pipelines |
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Ports and harbors
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Kheyrabad, Shir Khan |
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Definition: Transportation > Ports and harbors |
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Ports and terminals
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Kheyrabad, Shir Khan |
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Definition: Transportation > Ports and terminals |
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Railways > Total
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24.6 km |
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[6th of 220]
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Definition: Transportation > Railways > Total |
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Roads, total network > km
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34,782 km
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[46th of 172]
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Definition: Transportation > Roads, total network > km |
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Roadways > Paved
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12,350 km |
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[31st of 81]
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Definition: Transportation > Roadways > Paved |
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Roadways > Total
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42,150 km |
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[34th of 85]
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Definition: Transportation > Roadways > Total |
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Roadways > Unpaved
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29,800 km |
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[15th of 79]
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Definition: Transportation > Roadways > Unpaved |
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international despite largely successful UN efforts at voluntary repatriation, 2-3 million Afghan refugees continue to reside in Iran and Pakistan, many at their own choosing; Pakistan has sent troops into remote tribal areas to control the border and stem organized terrorist and other illegal cross-border activites; regular meetings between Pakistani and coalition allies aim to resolve periodic claims of boundary encroachments; occasional conflicts over water-sharing arrangements with Amu Darya and Helmand River states |
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Definition: Transportation > Transnational Issues > Disputes > international |
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Waterways
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1,200 km |
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[22nd of 165]
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Definition: Transportation > Waterways |
Waterways > A note chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to 500 DWT (2001) |
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Definition: Transportation > Waterways > A note |