FACTOID # 6: The Pitcairn Islands have the world’s shortest highway system, with only 6.4 kilometers of road. They also have the fourth-fewest main phone lines.
 
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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]
Definition: Transportation > Air transport, passengers carried
Source: World Development Indicators database
Aircraft departures 15,900 [77th of 155]
Definition: Transportation > Aircraft departures
Source: World Development Indicators database
Airports 17 Time series [144th of 247]
Definition: Transportation > Airports
Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Definition: Transportation > Driving side of the road > Left or right
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Heliports 1 Time series [93rd of 99]
Definition: Transportation > Heliports
Source: World standards on users.pandora.be
Highways > Paved 7,245 km Time series [45th of 113]
Definition: Transportation > Highways > Paved
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Highways > Total 7,245 km Time series [54th of 118]
Definition: Transportation > Highways > Total
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Motor vehicles 47 motor vehicles per 100 p [82nd of 134]
Definition: Transportation > Motor vehicles
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Pipelines gas 426 km; oil 49 km Time series
Definition: Transportation > Pipelines
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
Ports and harbors Al 'Aqabah Time series
Definition: Transportation > Ports and harbors
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Ports and terminals Al 'Aqabah Time series
Definition: Transportation > Ports and terminals
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Railways > Total 505 km Time series [113rd of 220]
Definition: Transportation > Railways > Total
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 1,024 million ton-km Time series [68th of 84]
Definition: Transportation > Railways, goods transported > million ton-km
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Roads, total network > km 7,500 km Time series [67th of 172]
Definition: Transportation > Roads, total network > km
Source: World Development Indicators database
Roadways > Paved 7,694 km Time series [36th of 81]
Definition: Transportation > Roadways > Paved
Source: World Development Indicators database
Roadways > Total 7,694 km Time series [50th of 85]
Definition: Transportation > Roadways > Total
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
border dispute settled with Syria in 2004
Definition: Transportation > Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Vehicle abundance 7.99 per square km [57th of 141]
Definition: Transportation > Vehicle abundance
Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001
Waterways 0 km Time series [148th of 165]
Definition: Transportation > Waterways
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; World standards on users.pandora.be; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; 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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