Transport Stats: compare key data on Holy See (Vatican City) & United States

Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
Airports > Per capita: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Heliports: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services).
Ports and harbors: 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).
Rail > Railway length: Railway length in kilometers.
Railways > A note: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
Railways > Note: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, standard, narrow, and dual. Other gauges are listed under note.
Railways > Total: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.

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STAT	Holy See (Vatican City)	United States
Airports	0.0 Ranked 245th.	13,513 Ranked 1st.
Airports > Per capita	0.0 Ranked 232nd.	49.63 per 1 million people Ranked 42nd.
Heliports	1 Ranked 52nd.	5,287 Ranked 1st. 5287 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
Ports and harbors	none	Anchorage, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Chicago, Duluth, Hampton Roads, Honolulu, Houston, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Port Canaveral, Portland (Oregon), Prudhoe Bay, San Francisco, Savannah, Seattle, Tampa, Toledo
Rail > Railway length	0.862 km Ranked 147th.	224,792 km Ranked 1st. 260780 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)
Railways > A note	a spur of the <a href=/kp/Italian><a href=/country/it>Italian</a></a> <a href=/kp/Railways>Railways</a> system, serving Rome's Saint Peter's station (2001 est.)	represents the aggregate length of roadway of all line-haul railroads including an estimate for <a href=/encyclopedia/Class-(biology)><a href=/encyclopedia/Class-(biology)>Class</a></a> II and III railroads (1998)
Railways > Note	a spur of the Italian Railways system, serving Rome's Saint Peter's station	represents the aggregate length of roadway of all line-haul railroads including an estimate for class II and III railroads; excludes 135,185 km of yard tracks, sidings, and parallel lines
Railways > Total	0.86 km Ranked 9th.	224,792 km Ranked 1st. 261386 times more than Holy See (Vatican City)

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of countries by rail transport network size (Long List); CIA World Factbook, December 2003

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