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Middle East > Jordan > Transportation

JORDANIAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 223.58 million tons/km Time series [47th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 1,737,165 Time series [67th of 164]
    Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 317.406 per 1,000 people Time series [61st of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 19,689 Time series [78th of 164]
    Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 3.597 per 1,000 people Time series [68th of 177]
Aircraft departures 15,900 [77th of 155]
    Aircraft departures (per capita) 2.76042 per 1,000 people [74th of 155]
Airports 17 Time series [144th of 247]
    Airports (per $ GDP) 1.199 per billion $ of GDP Time series [119th of 200]
    Airports (per capita) 2.808 per million people Time series [172nd of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 6 [46th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 6 Time series [69th of 158]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 0.536 per $1 billion of GDP [41st of 141]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.991 per million people Time series [42nd of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 1.04167 per 1 million people [33rd of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 1 [91st of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 1 Time series [145th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 0.089 per $1 billion of GDP [89th of 133]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.165 per million people Time series [123rd of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.173611 per 1 million people [97th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 7 [18th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 7 Time series [32nd of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP) 625.223 per $1 trillion of GDP [15th of 136]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 1.156 per million people Time series [26th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 1.21528 per 1 million people [24th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 15 Time series [96th of 234]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 1.058 per billion $ of GDP Time series [75th of 179]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 2.478 per million people Time series [129th of 228]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m 1 Time series [117th of 129]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 70.54 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [57th of 121]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.165 per million people Time series [89th of 127]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 2 Time series [179th of 204]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 141.08 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [134th of 165]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 0.33 per million people Time series [179th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 2 Time series [157th of 187]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 141.08 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [120th of 172]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.33 per million people Time series [148th of 184]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Heliports 1 Time series [93rd of 99]
    Heliports (per $ GDP) 70.54 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [18th of 81]
    Heliports (per capita) 0.165 per million people Time series [61st of 96]
Highways > Paved 7,245 km Time series [45th of 113]
    Highways > Paved (per capita) 1.51 km per 1,000 people Time series [41st of 108]
Highways > Total 7,245 km Time series [54th of 118]
    Highways > Total (per capita) 1.51 km per 1,000 people Time series [56th of 113]
Highways > Unpaved 0 km Time series [62nd of 113]
    Highways > Unpaved (per capita) 0 km per 1,000 people Time series [55th of 108]
Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ 182,000,000 $ Time series [12th of 30]
    Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP) 22.334 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [11th of 69]
    Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per capita) 38.413 $ per 1,000 people Time series [13th of 70]
Merchant marine > A note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 6 (2002 est.)
Merchant marine > By type
cargo 8, container 1, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 2, roll on/roll off 3
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned 13 Time series [61st of 122]
Merchant marine > Note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 6
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 24 Time series [53rd of 118]
Merchant marine > Ships by type
cargo 3, container 1, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 3, short-sea passenger 1
Merchant marine > Total 21 Time series [96th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 1.764 per billion $ of GDP Time series [47th of 132]
    Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 3.388 per million people Time series [94th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 564,643 Dwt Time series [73rd of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 35.345 Dwt per million $ of GDP Time series [32nd of 129]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 93.28 Dwt per 1,000 people Time series [62nd of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 410,472 GRT Time series [75th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 24.456 GRT per million $ of GDP Time series [31st of 130]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 67.811 GRT per 1,000 people Time series [64th of 156]
Motor vehicles 47 motor vehicles per 100 p [82nd of 134]
Pipelines gas 426 km; oil 49 km Time series
Pipelines > All types
gas 10 km; oil 743 km (2004)
Pipelines > Gas 10 km [107th of 107]
    Pipelines > Gas (per $ GDP) 0.893 km per $1 billion of GDP [97th of 101]
    Pipelines > Gas (per capita) 1.693 km per 1 million people [102nd of 107]
Pipelines > Oil 743 km [54th of 97]
    Pipelines > Oil (per $ GDP) 66.363 km per $1 billion of GDP [24th of 92]
    Pipelines > Oil (per capita) 125.788 km per 1 million people [29th of 97]
Pipelines > Total length 753 km [89th of 120]
    Pipelines > Total length (per $ GDP) 67.256 km per $1 billion of GDP [56th of 113]
    Pipelines > Total length (per capita) 127.481 km per 1 million people [70th of 120]
Ports and harbors Al 'Aqabah Time series
Ports and terminals Al 'Aqabah Time series
Rail lines > total route-km 293 km Time series [105th of 111]
Railways > Narrow gauge 505 km 1.050-m gauge Time series
Railways > Total 505 km Time series [113rd of 220]
    Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 35.623 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [80th of 189]
    Railways > Total (per capita) 90.405 km per million people Time series [87th of 218]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 1,024 million ton-km Time series [68th of 84]
    Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 187.1 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [52nd of 111]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 100 % Time series [5th of 163]
Roads, total network > km 7,500 km Time series [67th of 172]
Roadways > Paved 7,694 km Time series [36th of 81]
Roadways > Total 7,694 km Time series [50th of 85]
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
border dispute settled with Syria in 2004
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 65.84 % Time series [32nd of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 23.74 % Time series [71st of 153]
Vehicle abundance 7.99 per square km [57th of 141]
Waterways 0 km Time series [148th 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; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; 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: Jordan, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Al Mamlakah al Urduniyah al Hashimiyah, Al Urdun

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