http://www.nationmaster.com The worlds largest online stats database (c) 2005, Rapid Intelligence. All rights reserved. http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Transportation Train spotters should go to <a href=/country/as >Australia</a> - <a href=/country/as >Australians</a> have more <a href=/graph/tra_rai_tot_cap>railway per capita </a> than anyone else on the globe. Tue, 11 Oct 2005 22:35:52 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Transportation About one-quarter of all nations <a href=http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/tra_dri_sid_of_the_roa_lef_or_rig>drive on the left-hand-side of the road</a>. Most of them are former British colonies. Tue, 13 Sep 2005 17:39:03 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Transportation The <a href=/country/pc>Pitcairn Islands</a> have the world’s shortest highway system, with only <a href=/graph/tra_hig_tot&int=-1>6.4 kilometers of road</a>. They also have the fourth-fewest <a href=/graph/med_tel_mai_lin_in_use>main phone lines</a>. Wed, 08 Jun 2005 17:23:13 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Transportation In <a href=/country/gm>Germany</a> and <a href=/country/it>Italy</a>, every second person <a href=/graph/tra_car>owns a car</a>. Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:53:34 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Transportation More than a third of the world's <a href=/graph/tra_air>airports </a> are in the <a href=/country/us>United States of America</a>. Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:49:28 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Transportation <a href=/country/us>American</a> planes <a href=/graph/tra_air_dep>take-off</a> a staggering 8.5 million times per year - almost half the number of <a href=/graph/tra_air_dep>take-offs</a> worldwide. Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:42:41 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Transportation In <a href=/country/as>Australia</a>, there's <i>plenty</i> of <a href=/graph/tra_hig_tot_cap>open road</a>. Which is just as well, because you wouldn't want to <a href=/graph/cri_car_the_cap>park your car</a>. Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:46:38 +0000 http://www.nationmaster.com/facts/Transportation <a href=/country/br>Brazil</a> is the <a href=/graph/tra_hel>heliport</a> capital of the world. Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:43:21 +0000