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Aircraft departures
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985,300 |
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[2nd of 155]
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Airports
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449 |
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[17th of 247]
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Definition: Transportation > Airports |
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Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
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Cars
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373 per 1,000 people |
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[16th of 18]
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Definition: Transportation > Cars |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Container port traffic
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8,598,891 TEU
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[12th of 63]
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Definition: Transportation > Container port traffic |
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002 (CD ROM) |
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Driving side of the road > Left or right
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Left side |
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Definition: Transportation > Driving side of the road > Left or right |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Heliports
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11 |
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[17th of 99]
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Definition: Transportation > Heliports |
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Source: World standards on users.pandora.be |
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Highways > Paved
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371,913 km |
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[5th of 113]
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Definition: Transportation > Highways > Paved |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Highways > Total
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371,913 km |
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[7th of 118]
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Definition: Transportation > Highways > Total |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Motor vehicles
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426 motor vehicles per 100 p |
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[19th of 134]
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Definition: Transportation > Motor vehicles |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Pipelines
condensate 567 km; condensate/gas 22 km; gas 18,980 km; liquid petroleum gas 59 km; oil 4,930 km; oil/gas/water 165 km; refined products 4,444 km |
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Definition: Transportation > Pipelines |
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Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
Ports and harbors
Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dover, Falmouth, Felixstowe, Glasgow, Grangemouth, Hull, Leith, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Peterhead, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Ramsgate, Scapa Flow, Southampton, Sullom Voe, Teesport, Tyne |
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Definition: Transportation > Ports and harbors |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Ports and terminals
Dover, Felixstowe, Immingham, Liverpool, London, Southampton, Teesport (England), Forth Ports, Hound Point (Scotland), Milford Haven (Wales) |
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Definition: Transportation > Ports and terminals |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Railways > Total
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16,567 km |
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[16th of 220]
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Definition: Transportation > Railways > Total |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Roads, goods transported > million ton-km
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160,000 million ton-km
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[6th of 52]
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Definition: Transportation > Roads, goods transported > million ton-km |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Roads, total network > km
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387,674 km
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[9th of 172]
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Definition: Transportation > Roads, total network > km |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Roadways > Paved
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398,366 km |
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[8th of 81]
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Definition: Transportation > Roadways > Paved |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Roadways > Total
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398,366 km |
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[11th of 85]
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Definition: Transportation > Roadways > Total |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Speed limit > Speed limits in specific countries > Within Towns
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50 (30mph) |
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Definition: Transportation > Speed limit > Speed limits in specific countries > Within Towns |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Vehicle abundance
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101.4 per square km |
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[9th of 141]
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Definition: Transportation > Vehicle abundance |
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Source: Wikipedia: Speed limit
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Waterways
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3,200 km |
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[27th of 165]
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Definition: Transportation > Waterways |
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001 |
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