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Arctic Region > Iceland > Transportation

ICELANDIC TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 121.55 million tons/km Time series [57th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 1,528,929 Time series [74th of 164]
    Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 5,152.246 per 1,000 people Time series [5th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 11,803 Time series [99th of 164]
    Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 39.774 per 1,000 people Time series [14th of 177]
Aircraft departures 11,700 [89th of 155]
    Aircraft departures (per capita) 39.4289 per 1,000 people [12th of 155]
Airports 99 Time series [61st of 247]
    Airports (per $ GDP) 6.181 per billion $ of GDP Time series [58th of 200]
    Airports (per capita) 327.889 per million people Time series [9th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 3 Time series [109th of 181]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 3 [83rd of 139]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 242.326 per $1 trillion of GDP [78th of 150]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 9.936 per million people Time series [26th of 178]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 10.11 per 1 million people [17th of 131]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 1 [99th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 1 Time series [139th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 0.081 per $1 billion of GDP [94th of 133]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 3.312 per million people Time series [33rd of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 3.36999 per 1 million people [30th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 1 [89th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 1 Time series [134th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP) 80.775 per $1 trillion of GDP [80th of 136]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 3.312 per million people Time series [11th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 3.36999 per 1 million people [11th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 5 Time series [146th of 234]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 0.315 per billion $ of GDP Time series [134th of 179]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 16.56 per million people Time series [44th of 228]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 3 Time series [70th of 133]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 3 [53rd of 99]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 242.326 per $1 trillion of GDP [60th of 118]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 9.936 per million people Time series [8th of 130]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 10.11 per 1 million people [5th of 94]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 28 Time series [41st of 175]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 29 [34th of 137]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 2,342.488 per $1 trillion of GDP [50th of 152]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 97.7296 per 1 million people [3rd of 130]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 92.736 per million people Time series [4th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 94 Time series [43rd of 204]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 5,866.031 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [46th of 165]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 311.329 per million people Time series [4th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 63 Time series [37th of 187]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 3,847.612 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [35th of 172]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 208.657 per million people Time series [3rd of 184]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Highways > Total 12,955 km Time series [3rd of 118]
    Highways > Total (per capita) 44.742 km per 1,000 people Time series [1st of 113]
Merchant marine > By type passenger/cargo 2 Time series
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 37 Time series [45th of 118]
Merchant marine > Ships by type chemical tanker 1 Time series
Merchant marine > Total 2 Time series [142nd of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 0.063 per billion $ of GDP Time series [116th of 132]
    Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 6.571 per million people Time series [78th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 729 Dwt Time series [155th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 0.03 Dwt per million $ of GDP Time series [125th of 129]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 2.414 Dwt per 1,000 people Time series [135th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 4,704 GRT Time series [141st of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 0.212 GRT per million $ of GDP Time series [117th of 130]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 15.58 GRT per 1,000 people Time series [102nd of 156]
Motor vehicles 522 motor vehicles per 100 p [13th of 134]
Norwegian car number plates > Corpse Diplomatique Identifiers > Country identifier 43 [24th of 41]
Ports and harbors
Akureyri, Hornafjordhur, Isafjordhur, Keflavik, Raufarhofn, Reykjavik, Seydhisfjordhur, Straumsvik, Vesttmannaeyjar
Ports and terminals
Grundartangi, Hafnarfjordur, Reykjavik
Railways 0 km [29th of 86]
    Railways (per capita) 0 km per 1,000 people [27th of 75]
Railways > Total 0 km Time series [187th of 220]
    Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 0 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [169th of 189]
    Railways > Total (per capita) 0 km per million people Time series [186th of 218]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 34.4 % Time series [43rd of 163]
Roads, total network > km 12,972 km Time series [62nd of 172]
Roadways > Total 13,058 km Time series [9th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 8,661 km Time series [4th of 79]
Speed limit > Speed limits in specific countries > Within Towns 50
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
Rockall continental shelf dispute involving Denmark, Iceland, and the UK (Ireland and the UK have signed a boundary agreement in the Rockall area) remains dormant; dispute with Denmark over the Faroe Islands' fisheries median line boundary within 200 nm; disputes with Denmark, the UK, and Ireland over the Faroe Islands continental shelf boundary outside 200 nm
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 21.35 % Time series [105th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 38.58 % Time series [12th of 153]
Vehicle abundance 113.84 per square km [6th of 141]
Waterways 0 km Time series [119th of 165]

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World standards on users.pandora.be; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: Norwegian car number plates ; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: Speed limit ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Iceland, Republic of Iceland, Lydhveldidh Island, Island

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