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Europe > Poland > Transportation

POLISH TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 71.28 million tons/km Time series [63rd of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 3,553,680 Time series [49th of 164]
    Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 93.112 per 1,000 people Time series [99th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 78,992 Time series [41st of 164]
    Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 2.07 per 1,000 people Time series [88th of 177]
Aircraft departures 71,800 [38th of 155]
    Aircraft departures (per capita) 1.86213 per 1,000 people [84th of 155]
Airports 123 Time series [48th of 247]
    Airports (per $ GDP) 0.36 per billion $ of GDP Time series [146th of 200]
    Airports (per capita) 3.193 per million people Time series [167th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 39 Time series [17th of 181]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 40 [11th of 139]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 165.403 per $1 trillion of GDP [95th of 150]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 1.013 per million people Time series [79th of 178]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 1.0374 per 1 million people [56th of 131]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 30 [9th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 30 Time series [13th of 158]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 0.12 per $1 billion of GDP [87th of 141]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.779 per million people Time series [58th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.778049 per 1 million people [48th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 8 [34th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 7 Time series [49th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 0.033 per $1 billion of GDP [117th of 133]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.182 per million people Time series [120th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.20748 per 1 million people [92nd of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 3 [43rd of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 4 Time series [51st of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP) 16.54 per $1 trillion of GDP [117th of 136]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.104 per million people Time series [122nd of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.0778049 per 1 million people [99th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 83 Time series [29th of 234]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 0.245 per billion $ of GDP Time series [142nd of 179]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 2.155 per million people Time series [135th of 228]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m 3 Time series [70th of 129]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 5.904 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [104th of 121]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.078 per million people Time series [102nd of 127]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 4 Time series [61st of 133]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 4 [49th of 99]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 16.54 per $1 trillion of GDP [104th of 118]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.104 per million people Time series [99th of 130]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 0.10374 per 1 million people [78th of 94]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 1 [23rd of 39]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 1 Time series [43rd of 47]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 4.135 per $1 trillion of GDP [34th of 40]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.025935 per 1 million people [31st of 38]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 25.962 per billion people Time series [36th of 46]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 13 Time series [65th of 175]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 13 [53rd of 137]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 53.756 per $1 trillion of GDP [130th of 152]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.337154 per 1 million people [109th of 130]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 0.338 per million people Time series [129th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 40 Time series [75th of 204]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 115.135 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [137th of 165]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 1.038 per million people Time series [157th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 22 Time series [75th of 187]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 61.996 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [136th of 172]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 0.571 per million people Time series [139th of 184]
Container port traffic 428,373 TEU Time series [60th of 63]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Heliports 7 Time series [27th of 99]
    Heliports (per $ GDP) 8.857 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [50th of 81]
    Heliports (per capita) 0.182 per million people Time series [58th of 96]
Highways > Paved 249,060 km Time series [5th of 113]
    Highways > Paved (per capita) 6.477 km per 1,000 people Time series [19th of 108]
Highways > Total 364,656 km Time series [6th of 118]
    Highways > Total (per capita) 9.483 km per 1,000 people Time series [20th of 113]
Highways > Unpaved 115,596 km Time series [7th of 113]
    Highways > Unpaved (per capita) 3.006 km per 1,000 people Time series [20th of 108]
Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ 1,014,500,000 $ Time series [6th of 30]
    Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per $ GDP) 3.346 $ per $1,000 of GDP Time series [10th of 69]
    Investment in transport with private participation > current US$ (per capita) 26.582 $ per 1,000 people Time series [8th of 70]
Merchant marine > By type
cargo 8, chemical tanker 4, passenger/cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1, vehicle carrier 1
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned 2 Time series [96th of 122]
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 98 Time series [30th of 118]
Merchant marine > Ships by type
bulk 9, cargo 2, chemical tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 1
Merchant marine > Total 15 Time series [104th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 0.032 per billion $ of GDP Time series [122nd of 132]
    Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 0.39 per million people Time series [136th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 45,082 Dwt Time series [115th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 0.133 Dwt per million $ of GDP Time series [121st of 129]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 1.17 Dwt per 1,000 people Time series [139th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 55,701 GRT Time series [111st of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 0.164 GRT per million $ of GDP Time series [119th of 130]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 1.446 GRT per 1,000 people Time series [138th of 156]
Motor vehicles 261 motor vehicles per 100 p [35th of 134]
Norwegian car number plates > Corpse Diplomatique Identifiers > Country identifier 64 [15th of 41]
Pipelines
gas 13,552 km; oil 1,384 km; refined products 777 km
Pipelines > All types
gas 13,552 km; oil 1,772 km (2004)
Pipelines > Gas 13,552 km [12th of 107]
    Pipelines > Gas (per $ GDP) 56.039 km per $1 billion of GDP [34th of 101]
    Pipelines > Gas (per capita) 351.663 km per 1 million people [33rd of 107]
Pipelines > Oil 1,772 km [35th of 97]
    Pipelines > Oil (per $ GDP) 7.327 km per $1 billion of GDP [69th of 92]
    Pipelines > Oil (per capita) 45.982 km per 1 million people [61st of 97]
Pipelines > Total length 15,324 km [20th of 120]
    Pipelines > Total length (per $ GDP) 63.366 km per $1 billion of GDP [58th of 113]
    Pipelines > Total length (per capita) 397.645 km per 1 million people [43rd of 120]
Ports and harbors
Gdansk, Gdynia, Gliwice, Kolobrzeg, Szczecin, Swinoujscie, Ustka, Warsaw, Wroclaw
Ports and terminals
Gdansk, Gdynia, Swinoujscie, Szczecin
Rail lines > total route-km 19,599 km Time series [14th of 111]
Rail usage statistics > Distance travelled by rail per inhabitant in km/year Kilometres/year 670 [17th of 38]
Rail usage statistics > Freight rail by billions of tonne-kilometers > Billion tonne-kilometres 46.06 [13th of 29]
Rail usage statistics > Passenger-km of rail transport, in billion/year > Billion passenger-kilometres 16.74 [15th of 31]
Railways > Broad gauge 629 km 1.524-m gauge Time series
Railways > Narrow gauge
1,135 km various gauges including 1.000-m, 0.785-m, 0.750-m, and 0.600-m
Railways > Standard gauge 22,443 km Time series [4th of 64]
    Railways > Standard gauge (per $ GDP) 66.256 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [13th of 64]
Railways > Total 23,072 km Time series [11th of 220]
    Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 68.113 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [58th of 189]
    Railways > Total (per capita) 605.367 km per million people Time series [26th of 218]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 46,060 million ton-km Time series [13th of 84]
    Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 1,206.851 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [26th of 111]
Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km 16,742 million passenger-km Time series [15th of 83]
    Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 438.669 million passenger-km pe Time series [27th of 108]
Roads, goods transported > million ton-km 85,989 million ton-km Time series [12th of 52]
    Roads, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 2.251 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [19th of 72]
Roads, passengers carried > million passenger-km 29,996 million passenger-km Time series [18th of 33]
    Roads, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 0.785 million passenger-km pe Time series [27th of 50]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 69.66 % Time series [38th of 163]
Roads, total network > km 423,997 km Time series [10th of 172]
Roadways > Paved 295,356 km Time series [9th of 81]
Roadways > Total 423,997 km Time series [10th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 128,641 km Time series [7th of 79]
Speed limit > Speed limits in specific countries > Within Towns 50/6013
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
none
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 38.77 % Time series [80th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 30.78 % Time series [39th of 153]
Vehicle abundance 36.32 per square km [23rd of 141]
Waterways 3,997 km Time series [15th of 165]
World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations > participating countries > Code 20 [26th of 44]

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, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Rail usage statistics by country ; Wikipedia: Rail usage statistics by country; 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; Wikipedia: World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Poland, Republic of Poland, Rzeczpospolita Polska, Polska

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