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Air transport, freight > million tons per km	0.8 million tons/km		[138th of 153]
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Aircraft departures	3,200		[127th of 155]
DEFINITION: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country.
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	3		[76th of 139]
DEFINITION: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	1		[82nd of 99]
DEFINITION: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	12		[57th of 137]
DEFINITION: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Driving side of the road > Left or right	Left side
DEFINITION: About a quarter of the world drives on the left, and the countries that do are mostly old British colonies. The following is a list of countries of the world and the side of the road the inhabitants drive on. Most of the people driving on the left side of the road use right-hand-drive vehicles and vice-versa.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Highways > A note 27 km are paved in South Tarawa (2001)
SOURCE: World standards on users.pandora.be
Highways > Total	670 km		[111st of 118]
DEFINITION: total length of the highway system		View time series
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Merchant marine > Ships by type	passenger/cargo 1
DEFINITION: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all non-military ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.; or a grouping of merchant ships by nationality o		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt	42,682 Dwt		[117th of 157]
DEFINITION: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP)	55.312 Dwt per million $ of GDP		[24th of 129]
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Merchant marine > Total > GRT	28,435 GRT		[121st of 157]
DEFINITION: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP)	38.878 GRT per million $ of GDP		[26th of 130]
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Ports and harbors Banaba, Betio, English Harbour, Kanton
DEFINITION: The major ports and harbors selected on the basis of overall importance to each country. This is determined by evaluating a number of factors (e.g., dollar value of goods handled, gross tonnage, facilities, and military significance).		View time series
SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Railways	0 km		[35th of 86]
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: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international none
DEFINITION: Lists border, territory and resource disputes by country.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, December 2003
Travel services > % of commercial service exports	7.48 %		[136th of 153]
DEFINITION: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).		View time series
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001

Interesting facts on - Transportation

• American planes take-off a staggering 8.5 million times per year - almost half the number of take-offs worldwide.
• 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.
• About one-quarter of all nations drive on the left-hand-side of the road. Most of them are former British colonies.
• Train spotters should go to Australia - Australians have more railway per capita than anyone else on the globe.
• Japan has more road than Canada.

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