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Japan has more road than Canada.

NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Tue, 11 Oct 2005 07:35:52 +0000 Tue, 11 Oct 2005 07:35:52 +0000

Train spotters should go to Australia - Australians have more railway per capita than anyone else on the globe.

NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Tue, 13 Sep 2005 02:39:03 +0000 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 02:39:03 +0000

About one-quarter of all nations drive on the left-hand-side of the road. Most of them are former British colonies.

NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Wed, 08 Jun 2005 02:23:13 +0000 Wed, 08 Jun 2005 02:23:13 +0000

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.

NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:53:34 +0000 Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:53:34 +0000

In Germany and Italy, every second person owns a car.

NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:49:28 +0000 Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:49:28 +0000

More than a third of the world's airports are in the United States of America.

NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:42:41 +0000 Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:42:41 +0000

American planes take-off a staggering 8.5 million times per year - almost half the number of take-offs worldwide.

NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:46:38 +0000 Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:46:38 +0000

In Australia, there's plenty of open road. Which is just as well, because you wouldn't want to park your car.

NationMaster http://www.nationmaster.com Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:43:21 +0000 Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:43:21 +0000

Brazil is the heliport capital of the world.

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