Transport Stats: compare key data on Japan & Russia

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Airports: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
Commute > Distance: Distance. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Distance".
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars.
Highways > Total > Per capita: total length of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Motor vehicles: Motor vehicles per 1,000 people
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available."
Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver)."
Rail > Railway length: Railway length in kilometers.
Road > Expressway length: Expressway length (km).
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Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people: Motor vehicles per 1000 people.
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Road > Motorway length: Total network length of all motorways in km.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area: Road density is the ratio of the length of the country's total road network to the country's land area. The road network includes all roads in the country: motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other urban and rural roads."
Road network length > Km: Length of road network in kilometers in European Union countries.
Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
Waterways: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Road > Motorway density: Meters of motorway per square kilometer.
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people: Passenger cars (per 1,000 people). Passenger cars refer to road motor vehicles, other than two-wheelers, intended for the carriage of passengers and designed to seat no more than nine people (including the driver).
Ports and terminals: This entry lists major ports and terminals primarily on the basis of the amount of cargo tonnage shipped through the facilities on an annual basis. In some instances, the number of containers handled or ship visits were also considered.
Roadways > Unpaved: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks."
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.
Inefficiency index: Each country's inefficiency rating in regards to traffic. Long commute times, poor traffic laws and other factors are taken into consideration.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita: Gross Value Added by Kind of Economic Activity at current prices - US dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Air transport > Passengers carried: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
Railways > Total > Per capita: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Roads > Traffic index: Traffic Index is a composite index of time consumed in traffic due to job commute, estimation of time consumption dissatisfaction, CO2 consumption estimation in traffic and overall inefficiencies in the traffic system.
Airports > With paved runways > Total: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces)
Roadways > Paved: This entry is derived from Transport > Roadways, which gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
Motor vehicle > Production: Production of motor vehicles by country. Figures include passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, minibuses, trucks, buses and coaches.
Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Motor vehicle > Production per 1000: Production of motor vehicles by country. Figures include passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, minibuses, trucks, buses and coaches. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Railways > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
Container port traffic: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.
Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people: Motor vehicles (per 1,000 people). Motor vehicles include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Population refers to midyear population in the year for which data are available.
Highways > Paved > Per capita: total length of the paved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Roadways > Total: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards: Quality of port infrastructure, WEF (1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards). The Quality of Port Infrastructure measures business executives' perception of their country's port facilities. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Scores range from 1 (port infrastructure considered extremely underdeveloped) to 7 (port infrastructure considered efficient by international standards). Respondents in landlocked countries were asked how accessible are port facilities (1 = extremely inaccessible; 7 = extremely accessible).
Heliports: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services).
Pipelines: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products
Roads > Time index: Time Index is an average one way time needed to transport, in minutes.
Container port traffic per 1000: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports per million: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Commute > Time spent > Total: Overall. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Overall".
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita: Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Highways > Paved: total length of the paved parts of the highway system
Roads > Roads, total network > Km: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high). Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. The index ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score representing better performance. Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Scores for the six areas are averaged across all respondents and aggregated to a single score using principal components analysis. Details of the survey methodology and index construction methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Highways > Total: total length of the highway system
Road > Length of motorways per capita: Kilometers of motorways per million residents.
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.
Waterways per million: The total length and individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks.
Roadways > Paved per thousand people: This entry is derived from Transport > Roadways, which gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
Commute > Time spent > On the train: Train Ride. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Train Ride".
Rail > Passengers: Million passengers.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled.
Vehicle abundance: Vehicles per populated land area
Units: Vehicles/Populated Land Area (in km2)
Units: Air pollution is generally greatest in densely populated areas. To take this into account, we used the Gridded Population of the World dataset available from CIESIN and calculated the total land area in each country inhabited with a population density of greater than 5 persons per sq. km. We then utilized this land area as the denominator for the vehicles data.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million: Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by railway are the number of passengers transported by rail times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces)
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
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).
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Rail > Electrified railway length: Electrified length (km).
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Roads > Total network > Km: Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions."
Commute > Time spent > Walking: Walking. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Walking".
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the overall level of competence and quality of logistics services (e.g. transport operators, customs brokers), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Highways > Total per 1000: total length of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Rail > Passenger-km of rail transport per year: Billion passenger-km.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Merchant marine > Total: 1000 GRT or over
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 per million: Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100). The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000: Roads, total network (km). Total road network includes motorways, highways, and main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and all other roads in a country. A motorway is a road designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Commute > Time spent > Waiting: Waiting. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Waiting".
Merchant marine > Ships by type: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all non-military ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.; or a grouping of merchant ships by nationality o
Airports > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports. Runways must be useable, but may be unpaved. May not have facilities for refuelling, maintenance, or air traffic control. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Road sector energy > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste."
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft."
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million: Rail lines (total route-km). Rail lines are the length of railway route available for train service, irrespective of the number of parallel tracks. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Railways > Narrow gauge: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Highways > Unpaved: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Gas price > US$ per liter: Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of gasoline. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled."
Aircraft departures: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000: Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000: Air transport, passengers carried. Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road: Vehicles (per km of road). Vehicles per kilometer of road include cars, buses, and freight vehicles but do not include two-wheelers. Roads refer to motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other roads. A motorway is a road specially designed and built for motor traffic that separates the traffic flowing in opposite directions.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Overall (1=low to 5=high). Logistics Performance Index overall score reflects perceptions of a country's logistics based on efficiency of customs clearance process, quality of trade- and transport-related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and frequency with which shipments reach the consignee within the scheduled time. The index ranges from 1 to 5, with a higher score representing better performance. Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Scores for the six areas are averaged across all respondents and aggregated to a single score using principal components analysis. Details of the survey methodology and index construction methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010).
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million: Export value index (2000 = 100). Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million: Import value index (2000 = 100). Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100: Import value index (2000 = 100). Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the import value indexes are derived from import volume indexes (line 73) and corresponding unit value indexes of imports (line 75) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter: Fuel prices refer to the pump prices of the most widely sold grade of diesel fuel. Prices have been converted from the local currency to U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container: Cost to export (US$ per container). Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded. Several assumptions are made for the business surveyed: Has 60 or more employees; Is located in the country's most populous city; Is a private, limited liability company. It does not operate within an export processing zone or an industrial estate with special export or import privileges; Is domestically owned with no foreign ownership; Exports more than 10% of its sales. Assumptions about the traded goods: The traded product travels in a dry-cargo, 20-foot, full container load. The product: Is not hazardous nor does it include military items; Does not require refrigeration or any other special environment; Does not require any special phytosanitary or environmental safety standards other than accepted international standards.
Highways > Unpaved > Per capita: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Roads > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km > Per capita: Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km: Roads, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Roadways > Unpaved per 1000: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Roadways > Total per 1000: This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Commute > Time spent > On the bus: Bus Ride. Based on 0-50 contributions for Argentina, Armenia, Austria and 63 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Australia, Brazil, Germany and 5 more countries and over 100 contributions for Canada, India, and United States. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "Bus Ride".
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000: Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Gasoline is light hydrocarbon oil use in internal combustion engine such as motor vehicles, excluding aircraft."
Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste."
Railways > Total > Per $ GDP: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km: Roads, passengers carried (million passenger-km). Passengers carried by road are the number of passengers transported by road times kilometers traveled.
Space > Successful launches in 2014: Number of successful orbital launches in 2014.
Railways > Total per million: This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, dual, narrow, standard, and other. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Highways > Paved per 1000: total length of the paved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million: Lead time to import, median case (days). Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total > Per capita: 1000 GRT or over Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Merchant marine > By type: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
Heliports > Per capita: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Container port traffic > TEU > 20 foot equivalent units: Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes., and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units."
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Space > Space agency: Name of each country's space agency.
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Highways > Unpaved per 1000: total length of the unpaved parts of the highway system. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pipelines > Total length per million: Total length of all pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pipelines > All types: The lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products"
Aircraft departures per 1000: Aircraft departures are the number of domestic and international take-offs of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Space > International Space Station visitors:
Nationality of individuals who have been on the International Space Station (ISS). One person who has been to ISS twice is counted twice. Includes space tourists.
Space > International Space Station flights: Number of flights to the International Space Station (ISS) with a national of the listed countries on board.
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP: Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP). Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of exports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Heliports per million: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force: Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force). Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU: Exports of goods and services (constant LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports: Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Travel services (% of commercial service imports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging, meals, and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service exports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods exported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million: Wholesale price index (2005 = 100). Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents assessed the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to markets, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the ability to track and trace consignments when shipping to the market, on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000: Armed forces personnel, total. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million: External balance on goods and services (constant LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km: Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days: Lead time to export, median case (days). Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the quality of trade and transport related infrastructure (e.g. ports, railroads, roads, information technology), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned per million: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP: Arms exports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents assessed the ease of arranging competitively priced shipments to markets, on a rating ranging from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very easy). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services.
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP: Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Heliports > Per $ GDP: Total number of established helicopter take-off and landing sites (which may or may not have fuel or other services). Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP: 1000 GRT or over Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million: Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Waterways > A note: The individual names of navigable rivers, canals, and other inland bodies of water.
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults: Smoking prevalence, females (% of adults). Prevalence of smoking, female is the percentage of women ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100: Export value index (2000 = 100). Export values are the current value of exports (f.o.b.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2000). UNCTAD's export value indexes are reported for most economies. For selected economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export value indexes are derived from export volume indexes (line 72) and corresponding unit value indexes of exports (line 74) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports: Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita: Exports of goods and services (current LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU: Exports of goods and services (current LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP: Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports: Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).
Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports: Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total per million: 1000 GRT or over. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pipelines > Gas per million: Total length of gas pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m per million: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Time to import > Days: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100: Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100). The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated efficiency of customs clearance processes (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita: Arms imports (constant 1990 US$). Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU: Imports of goods and services (current LCU). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita: Imports of goods and services (current LCU). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP: Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP). Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Transport services > % of all service > Exports: Transport (% of service exports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100: Export volume index (2000 = 100). Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used.
Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports: ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). Information and communication technology goods exports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million: Net barter terms of trade index (2000 = 100). Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2000. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports: Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Transport services (% of commercial service exports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Roads > Paved > % of total roads: Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length."
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent: Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$: Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Pipelines > Total length: Total length of all pipelines
Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use: Energy imports, net (% of energy use). Net energy imports are estimated as energy use less production, both measured in oil equivalents. A negative value indicates that the country is a net exporter. Energy use refers to use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels, which is equal to indigenous production plus imports and stock changes, minus exports and fuels supplied to ships and aircraft engaged in international transport.
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP: Total length of all pipelines Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number: Documents to export (number). All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total: Armed forces personnel, total. Armed forces personnel are active duty military personnel, including paramilitary forces if the training, organization, equipment, and control suggest they may be used to support or replace regular military forces.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU: External balance on goods and services (current LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth: Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU: External balance on goods and services (constant LCU). External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million: Time to import (days). Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million: Lead time to export, median case (days). Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita: Exports of goods and services (constant LCU). Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.
Quality of port infrastructure > WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by i: The Quality of Port Infrastructure measures business executives' perception of their country's port facilities. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Scores range from 1 (port infrastructure considered extremely underdeveloped) to 7 (port infrastructure considered efficient by international standards). Respondents in landlocked countries were asked how accessible are port facilities (1 = extremely inaccessible; 7 = extremely accessible)."
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With unpaved runways, which gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC section 3 (mineral fuels).
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million: Total reserves in months of imports. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)]. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Pipelines > Oil/gas/water per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Pipelines, which gives the lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million: Export volume index (2000 = 100). Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTADu2019s estimates using the previous yearu2019s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTADu2019s Commodity Price Statistics, internaxadtional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current yearu2019s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > % of total fuel combustion: CO2 emissions from transport (% of total fuel combustion). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons: CO2 emissions from transport (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers).
Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers in that economy for their own use during visits of less than one year for business or personal purposes. Travel services include the goods and services consumed by travelers, such as lodging and meals and transport (within the economy visited).
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100: Wholesale price index (2005 = 100). Wholesale price index refers to a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million: Documents to export (number). All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container: Cost to import (US$ per container). Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded.
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads: Roads, paved (% of total roads). Paved roads are those surfaced with crushed stone (macadam) and hydrocarbon binder or bituminized agents, with concrete, or with cobblestones, as a percentage of all the country's roads, measured in length.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide: Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide. Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (current US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: Imports of goods and services (constant 2000 US$). Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU). The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Service exports (BoP, current US$). Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP: Current account balance (% of GDP). Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Airports > With paved runways > Total per million: Total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Pipelines > Oil per million: Total length of oil pipelines. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days: Lead time to import, median case (days). Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.
Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100: The Liner Shipping Connectivity Index captures how well countries are connected to global shipping networks. It is computed by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) based on five components of the maritime transport sector: number of ships, their container-carrying capacity, maximum vessel size, number of services, and number of companies that deploy container ships in a country's ports. For each component a country's value is divided by the maximum value of each component in 2004, the five components are averaged for each country, and the average is divided by the maximum average for 2004 and multiplied by 100. The index generates a value of 100 for the country with the highest average index in 2004. . The underlying data come from Containerisation International Online."
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita: Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU). The terms of trade effect equals capacity to import less exports of goods and services in constant prices. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports: Total reserves in months of imports. Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities. The gold component of these reserves is valued at year-end (December 31) London prices. This item shows reserves expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [Reserves/(Imports/12)].
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Pipelines > Oil: Total length of oil pipelines
Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports: ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Information and communication technology goods imports include telecommunications, audio and video, computer and related equipment; electronic components; and other information and communication technology goods. Software is excluded.
Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Ores and metals comprise commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita: Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Pipelines > Gas: Total length of gas pipelines
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP: Goods exports (BoP, current US$). Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP: Total number of airports with useable unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
Road > Radar detector legality: Legality.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million: CO2 emissions from transport (million metric tons). CO2 emissions from transport contains emissions from the combustion of fuel for all transport activity, regardless of the sector, except for international marine bunkers and international aviation. This includes domestic aviation, domestic navigation, road, rail and pipeline transport, and corresponds to IPCC Source/Sink Category 1 A 3. In addition, the IEA data are not collected in a way that allows the autoproducer consumption to be split by specific end-use and therefore, autoproducers are shown as a separate item (Unallocated Autoproducers). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient: Burden of Customs Procedure measures business executives' perceptions of their country's efficiency of customs procedures. The rating ranges from 1 to 7, with a higher score indicating greater efficiency. Data are from the World Economic Forum's Executive Opinion Survey, conducted for 30 years in collaboration with 150 partner institutes. The 2009 round included more than 13,000 respondents from 133 countries. Sampling follows a dual stratification based on company size and the sector of activity. Data are collected online or through in-person interviews. Responses are aggregated using sector-weighted averaging. The data for the latest year are combined with the data for the previous year to create a two-year moving average. Respondents evaluated the efficiency of customs procedures in their country. The lowest score (1) rates the customs procedure as extremely inefficient, and the highest score (7) as extremely efficient."
Transport services > % of all service imports: Transport (% of service imports, BoP) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Pipelines > Oil/gas/water: This entry is derived from Transport > Pipelines, which gives the lengths and types of pipelines for transporting products like natural gas, crude oil, or petroleum products.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high: Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated the ability to track and trace consignments when shipping to the market, on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000: Roads, goods transported (million ton-km). Goods transported by road are the volume of goods transported by road vehicles, measured in millions of metric tons times kilometers traveled. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million: Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process (1=low to 5=high). Data are from Logistics Performance Index surveys conducted by the World Bank in partnership with academic and international institutions and private companies and individuals engaged in international logistics. 2009 round of surveys covered more than 5,000 country assessments by nearly 1,000 international freight forwarders. Respondents evaluate eight markets on six core dimensions on a scale from 1 (worst) to 5 (best). The markets are chosen based on the most important export and import markets of the respondent's country, random selection, and, for landlocked countries, neighboring countries that connect them with international markets. Details of the survey methodology are in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete 2010: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy (2010). Respondents evaluated efficiency of customs clearance processes (i.e. speed, simplicity and predictability of formalities), on a rating ranging from 1 (very low) to 5 (very high). Scores are averaged across all respondents. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults: Smoking prevalence, males (% of adults). Prevalence of smoking, male is the percentage of men ages 15 and over who smoke any form of tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, and excluding smokeless tobacco. Data include daily and non-daily smoking.
Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases: Tuberculosis treatment success rate (% of registered cases). Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per $ GDP figures expressed per million $ gross domestic product
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP: International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items (current US$). International tourism expenditures for passenger transport items are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries for all services provided during international transportation by nonresident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports: Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services.
Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports: Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports). Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports: Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.
Transport services > % of commercial service imports: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, space, and pipeline) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Excluded are freight insurance, which is included in insurance services; goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers and repairs of transport equipment, which are included in goods; repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities, which are included in construction services; and rental of carriers without crew, which is included in other services."
Travel > % of all service > Exports: Travel (% of service exports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Service exports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent: Diesel is heavy oils used as a fuel for internal combustion in diesel engines.
Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption: Road sector energy consumption is the total energy used in the road sector including petroleum products, natural gas, electricity, and combustible renewable and waste. Total energy consumption is the total country energy consumption."
Travel > % of all service imports: Travel (% of service imports, BoP) covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Services imports refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. International transactions in services are defined by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual (1993), but definitions may nevertheless vary among reporting economies."
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m per million: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Maritime > Services, etc., value added > Annual % growth: Services, etc., value added (annual % growth). Annual growth rate for value added in services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Services correspond to ISIC divisions 50-99. They include value added in wholesale and retail trade (including hotels and restaurants), transport, and government, financial, professional, and personal services such as education, health care, and real estate services. Also included are imputed bank service charges, import duties, and any statistical discrepancies noted by national compilers as well as discrepancies arising from rescaling. Value added is the net output of a sector after adding up all outputs and subtracting intermediate inputs. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or depletion and degradation of natural resources. The industrial origin of value added is determined by the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), revision 3.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people: This entry is derived from Transport > Airports > With paved runways, which gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m (over 10,000 ft), (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m (8,000 to 10,000 ft), (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m (5,000 to 8,000 ft), (4) 914 to 1,523 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft), and (5) under 914 m (under 3,000 ft). Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. The type aircraft capable of operating from a runway of a given length is dependent upon a number of factors including elevation of the runway, runway gradient, average maximum daily temperature at the airport, engine types, flap settings, and take-off weight of the aircraft. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Insurance and financial services cover freight insurance on goods imported and other direct insurance such as life insurance; financial intermediation services such as commissions, foreign exchange transactions, and brokerage services; and auxiliary services such as financial market operational and regulatory services.
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International: Lists border, territory and resource disputes by country.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m: Number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt surfaces), categorised according to the length of the longest runway
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million: Merchant marine may be defined as all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc. This entry contains information in four fields - total, ships by type, foreign-owned, and registered in other countries.
Total includes the number of ships (1,000 GRT or over), total DWT for those ships, and total GRT for those ships. DWT or dead weight tonnage is the total weight of cargo, plus bunkers, stores, etc., that a ship can carry when immersed to the appropriate load line. GRT or gross register tonnage is a figure obtained by measuring the entire sheltered volume of a ship available for cargo and passengers and converting it to tons on the basis of 100 cubic feet per ton; there is no stable relationship between GRT and DWT.
Ships by type includes a listing of barge carriers, bulk cargo ships, cargo ships, chemical tankers, combination bulk carriers, combination ore/oil carriers, container ships, liquefied gas tankers, livestock carriers, multifunctional large-load carriers, petroleum tankers, passenger ships, passenger/cargo ships, railcar carriers, refrigerated cargo ships, roll-on/roll-off cargo ships, short-sea passenger ships, specialized tankers, and vehicle carriers.
Foreign-owned are ships that fly the flag of one country but belong to owners in another.
Registered in other countries are ships that belong to owners in one country but fly the flag of another. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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STAT	Japan	Russia
Airports	175 Ranked 33th.	1,218 Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Japan
Commute > Distance	18.88 km Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Russia	5.67 km Ranked 7th.
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication	615 billion Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Russia	141.07 billion Ranked 8th.
Highways > Total > Per capita	9.17 km per 1,000 people Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Russia	3.64 km per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.
Motor vehicles	543 motor vehicles per 100 p Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Russia	124 motor vehicles per 100 p Ranked 9th.
Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	595 Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Russia	245.18 Ranked 49th.
Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	324.56 Ranked 38th. 58% more than Russia	205.83 Ranked 47th.
Rail > Railway length	23,474 km Ranked 12th.	87,157 km Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Japan
Road > Expressway length	7,803 km Ranked 8th. 10 times more than Russia	806 km Ranked 34th.
Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people	591 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Russia	293 Ranked 57th.
Road > Motorway length	7,383 km Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Russia	1,400 km Ranked 31st.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	316 Ranked 3rd. 58 times more than Russia	5.46 Ranked 42nd.
Road network length > Km
Vehicles > Per km of road	63.51 Ranked 11th. 82% more than Russia	34.88 Ranked 15th.
Waterways	1,770 km Ranked 32nd.	102,000 km Ranked 2nd. 58 times more than Japan
Road > Motorway density	19.54 m of motorway per square km Ranked 12th. Twice as much as Russia	9.78 m of motorway per square km Ranked 83th.
Roads > Passenger cars > Per 1,000 people	452.59 Ranked 26th. 94% more than Russia	233.23 Ranked 44th.
Ports and terminals	Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yokohama	Kaliningrad, Kavkaz, Nakhodka, Novorossiysk, Primorsk, Saint Petersburg, Vostochnyy
Roadways > Unpaved	237,017 km Ranked 1st.	355,666 km Ranked 3rd. 50% more than Japan
Rail lines > Total route-km	20,048 Ranked 13th.	84,158 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Japan
Airports > Per capita	1.38 per 1 million people Ranked 202nd.	8.91 per 1 million people Ranked 109th. 6 times more than Japan
Inefficiency index	110.26 Ranked 25th.	217.01 Ranked 4th. 97% more than Japan
Gross value added by transport, storage and communication per capita	4,821.22 Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Russia	982.84 Ranked 72nd.
Air transport > Passengers carried	97.02 million Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Russia	37.94 million Ranked 13th.
Railways > Total > Per capita	0.184 km per 1,000 people Ranked 60th.	0.612 km per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Japan
Roads > Traffic index	127.6 Ranked 21st.	221.35 Ranked 4th. 73% more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > Total	142 Ranked 16th.	594 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Japan
Roadways > Paved	973,234 km Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Russia	927,721 km Ranked 4th.
Motor vehicle > Production	7.93 million Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Russia	722,431 Ranked 19th.
Air transport > Freight > Million tons per km	8,549.24 million tons/km Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Russia	1,541.22 million tons/km Ranked 16th.
Motor vehicle > Production per 1000	62.2 Ranked 6th. 12 times more than Russia	5.09 Ranked 30th.
Railways > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km	255,865 Ranked 3rd. 46% more than Russia	175,800 Ranked 4th.
Container port traffic	16.78 million TEU Ranked 4th. 9 times more than Russia	1.8 million TEU Ranked 31st.
Roads > Motor vehicles > Per 1,000 people	590.81 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Russia	271 Ranked 45th.
Highways > Paved > Per capita	4.22 km per 1,000 people Ranked 18th. 72% more than Russia	2.45 km per 1,000 people Ranked 36th.
Roadways > Total	1.21 million km Ranked 6th.	1.28 million km Ranked 5th. 6% more than Japan
Quality of port infrastructure, WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by international standards	5.2 Ranked 33th. 41% more than Russia	3.7 Ranked 94th.
Heliports	16 Ranked 16th.	49 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Japan
Pipelines	gas 3,879 km; oil 167 km; oil/gas/water 53 km	condensate 122 km; gas 159,552 km; liquid petroleum gas 127 km; oil 74,285 km; refined products 13,658 km
Roads > Time index	42.56 Ranked 7th.	49.69 Ranked 4th. 17% more than Japan
Container port traffic per 1000	131.31 TEU Ranked 26th. 10 times more than Russia	12.59 TEU Ranked 54th.
Airports per million	1.38 Ranked 178th.	8.52 Ranked 85th. 6 times more than Japan
Commute > Time spent > Total	42.56 min Ranked 4th. 64% more than Russia	26 min Ranked 11th.
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km > Per capita	2.56 per 1,000 people Ranked 16th. 83% more than Russia	1.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 23th.
Highways > Paved	534,471 km Ranked 3rd. 49% more than Russia	358,833 km Ranked 3rd.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km	336,578.3 Ranked 13th.	983,000 Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Japan
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0308 Ranked 143th. 71% more than Russia	0.018 Ranked 146th.
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high	3.97 Ranked 9th. 50% more than Russia	2.65 Ranked 89th.
Highways > Total	1.16 million km Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Russia	532,393 km Ranked 5th.
Road > Length of motorways per capita	31.07 mm Ranked 17th. 388 times more than Russia	0.08 mm Ranked 91st.
Railways > Total	27,182 km Ranked 11th.	87,157 km Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
Waterways per million	13.89 km Ranked 60th.	718.77 km Ranked 1st. 52 times more than Japan
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km	20,035 Ranked 15th.	85,292 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Japan
Roadways > Paved per thousand people	7.65 km Ranked 23th. 17% more than Russia	6.51 km Ranked 31st.
Commute > Time spent > On the train	28.62 min Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Russia	4.67 min Ranked 4th.
Rail > Passengers	22.67 billion Ranked 1st. 24 times more than Russia	948 million Ranked 5th.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km	244,591 Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Russia	139,842 Ranked 4th.
Vehicle abundance	187.53 per square km Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Russia	5.66 per square km Ranked 66th.
Railways > Railways, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per million	1,913.6 Ranked 2nd. 96% more than Russia	978.19 Ranked 11th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total	33 Ranked 79th.	624 Ranked 9th. 19 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	5 Ranked 104th.	81 Ranked 17th. 16 times more than Japan
Ports and harbors	Akita, Amagasaki, Chiba, Hachinohe, Hakodate, Higashi-Harima, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kawasaki, Kinuura, Kobe, Kushiro, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Sakai, Sakaide, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tomakomai	Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinskiy, Arkhangel'sk, Astrakhan', De-Kastri, Indigirskiy, Kaliningrad, Kandalaksha, Kazan', Khabarovsk, Kholmsk, Krasnoyarsk, Lazarev, Mago, Mezen', Moscow, Murmansk, Nakhodka, Nevel'sk, Novorossiysk, Onega, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Rostov, Shakhtersk, Saint Petersburg, Sochi, Taganrog, Tuapse, Uglegorsk, Vanino, Vladivostok, Volgograd, Vostochnyy, Vyborg
Air transport > Passengers carried > Per capita	762.23 per 1,000 people Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Russia	269.65 per 1,000 people Ranked 44th.
Rail > Electrified railway length	16,702 km Ranked 6th.	50,000 km Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Japan
Roads > Total network > Km	1.2 million Ranked 4th. 28% more than Russia	933,000 Ranked 5th.
Commute > Time spent > Walking	9 min Ranked 28th.	16.33 min Ranked 13th. 81% more than Japan
Air transport > Freight > Million ton-km	8,172.81 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Russia	2,399.59 Ranked 10th.
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics services > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0311 Ranked 142nd. 69% more than Russia	0.0185 Ranked 146th.
Highways > Total per 1000	9.17 km Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Russia	3.64 km Ranked 44th.
Rail > Passenger-km of rail transport per year	395.1 billion km Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Russia	139.8 billion km Ranked 4th.
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m	6 Ranked 38th.	54 Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Japan
Merchant marine > Total	684 Ranked 16th.	1,143 Ranked 11th. 67% more than Japan
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt	11.69 million Dwt Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Russia	5.75 million Dwt Ranked 30th.
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$	$40.00 million Ranked 25th.	$8.00 billion Ranked 2nd. 200 times more than Japan
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried	98.91 million Ranked 6th. 68% more than Russia	58.73 million Ranked 16th.
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100 per million	0.495 Ranked 133th. 92% more than Russia	0.258 Ranked 140th.
Roads > Roads, total network > Km per 1000	2.64 Ranked 67th.	6.93 Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Japan
Commute > Time spent > Waiting	3.69 min Ranked 3rd. 28% more than Russia	2.89 min Ranked 4th.
Merchant marine > Ships by type	bulk 120, cargo 45, chemical tanker 18, combination bulk 28, combination ore/oil 1, container 18, liquefied gas 52, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 179, refrigerated cargo 9, roll on/roll off 59, short-sea passenger 6, vehicle carrier 49	barge carrier 1, bulk 22, cargo 553, chemical tanker 12, combination bulk 21, combination ore/oil 36, container 30, multi-functional large-load carrier 1, passenger 38, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 167, refrigerated cargo 21, roll on/roll off 20, short-sea passenger 7, specialized tanker 1
Airports > Per $ GDP	0.04 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 168th.	1.64 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 110th. 41 times more than Japan
Road sector energy > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.57 Ranked 36th. 97% more than Russia	0.29 Ranked 59th.
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	43,429 Ranked 3rd. 51% more than Russia	28,757 Ranked 6th.
Railways > Rail lines > Total route-km per million	156.75 Ranked 54th.	596.61 Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	0.22 Ranked 111th.	0.667 Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Japan
Roads > Goods transported > Million ton-km	327,632 Ranked 3rd. 65% more than Russia	199,000 Ranked 6th.
Railways > Narrow gauge	None	None
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m	7 Ranked 19th.	56 Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per capita	1.14 per 1 million people Ranked 167th.	4.25 per 1 million people Ranked 92nd. 4 times more than Japan
Highways > Unpaved	627,423 km Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Russia	173,560 km Ranked 5th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	38 Ranked 18th.	123 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3,047 m per million people	0.0472 Ranked 143th.	0.379 Ranked 63th. 8 times more than Japan
Gas price > US$ per liter	$1.74 Ranked 5th. 96% more than Russia	$0.89 Ranked 108th.
Railways > Goods transported > Million ton-km	23,032 Ranked 16th.	2.4 million Ranked 3rd. 104 times more than Japan
Aircraft departures	641,300 Ranked 7th. 95% more than Russia	329,400 Ranked 11th.
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km per 1000	7.05 Ranked 24th. 7 times more than Russia	0.988 Ranked 43th.
Maritime > Air transport, passengers carried per 1000	775.37 Ranked 47th. 90% more than Russia	409.15 Ranked 61st.
Roads > Vehicles > Per km of road	63 Ranked 18th. 58% more than Russia	40 Ranked 31st.
Logistics performance index: Overall > 1=low to 5=high	3.93 Ranked 8th. 52% more than Russia	2.58 Ranked 95th.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100 per million	1.34 Ranked 192nd.	3.48 Ranked 183th. 3 times more than Japan
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km	20,255 Ranked 18th.	2.13 million Ranked 3rd. 105 times more than Japan
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100 per million	1.76 Ranked 192nd.	5.03 Ranked 182nd. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > Import value index > 2000 = 100	225.05 Ranked 153th.	718.46 Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m	25 Ranked 17th.	125 Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Japan
Pump price for diesel fuel > US$ per liter	$1.54 Ranked 12th. 79% more than Russia	$0.86 Ranked 106th.
Maritime > Cost to export > US$ per container	$890.00 Ranked 133th.	$2,615.00 Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Japan
Highways > Unpaved > Per capita	4.95 km per 1,000 people Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Russia	1.19 km per 1,000 people Ranked 29th.
Roads > Passengers carried > Million passenger-km > Per capita	7.42 per 1,000 people Ranked 10th. 13 times more than Russia	0.552 per 1,000 people Ranked 21st.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$ per capita	$97.78 Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Russia	$31.06 Ranked 50th.
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$	$12.50 billion Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Russia	$4.44 billion Ranked 13th.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km	334,667 Ranked 3rd. 68% more than Russia	199,000 Ranked 8th.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$	$134.19 billion Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Russia	$62.34 billion Ranked 21st.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$910.83 billion Ranked 5th. 54% more than Russia	$590.35 billion Ranked 10th.
Roadways > Unpaved per 1000	1.9 km Ranked 12th. 31% more than Russia	1.45 km Ranked 9th.
Roadways > Total per 1000	9.43 km Ranked 15th. 36% more than Russia	6.92 km Ranked 8th.
Commute > Time spent > On the bus	1.25 min Ranked 12th.	1.56 min Ranked 5th. 25% more than Japan
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units	18.89 million Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Russia	3.77 million Ranked 33th.
Maritime > Container port traffic > TEU: 20 foot equivalent units per 1000	147.76 Ranked 51st. 6 times more than Russia	26.39 Ranked 100th.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide	655,495 Ranked 8th. 25% more than Russia	522,577 Ranked 12th.
Road sector gasoline fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.34 Ranked 22nd. 70% more than Russia	0.2 Ranked 39th.
Road sector energy > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	73,098 Ranked 3rd. 77% more than Russia	41,290 Ranked 9th.
Railways > Total > Per $ GDP	5.41 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 113th.	88.31 km per $1 billion of GD Ranked 45th. 16 times more than Japan
Roads > Roads, passengers carried > Million passenger-km	898,721 Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Russia	140,700 Ranked 15th.
Space > Successful launches in 2014	1 Ranked 3rd.	2 Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Japan
Railways > Total per million	207.24 km Ranked 8th.	611.63 km Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Japan
Highways > Paved per 1000	4.22 km Ranked 18th. 72% more than Russia	2.45 km Ranked 36th.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1,523 m	28 Ranked 21st.	95 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days per million	0.00784 Ranked 108th.	0.0209 Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Japan
Rail usage statistics > Freight rail by billions of tonne-kilometers > Year	2005	2005
Merchant marine > Total > Per capita	5.37 per 1 million people Ranked 78th.	7.63 per 1 million people Ranked 70th. 42% more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per capita	0.322 per 1 million people Ranked 106th.	1.39 per 1 million people Ranked 33th. 4 times more than Japan
Merchant marine > By type	bulk carrier 152, cargo 31, carrier 3, chemical tanker 28, container 2, liquefied gas 63, passenger 12, passenger/cargo 120, petroleum tanker 152, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 52, vehicle carrier 54	bulk carrier 22, cargo 634, carrier 2, chemical tanker 38, combination ore/oil 39, container 13, passenger 15, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 236, refrigerated cargo 77, roll on/roll off 11, specialized tanker 4
Heliports > Per capita	0.11 per 1 million people Ranked 65th.	0.332 per 1 million people Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Japan
Container port traffic > TEU > 20 foot equivalent units	18.79 million Ranked 5th. 6 times more than Russia	3.3 million Ranked 29th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m	39 Ranked 12th.	122 Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Japan
Space > Space agency	JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)	Roscosmos (Russian Federal Space Agency)
Airports > With paved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	0.033 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 166th.	0.624 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 98th. 19 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	5.99 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 150th.	790.32 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 83th. 132 times more than Japan
Highways > Unpaved per 1000	4.95 km Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Russia	1.19 km Ranked 29th.
Pipelines > Total length per million	23.08 km Ranked 103th.	1,680.27 km Ranked 9th. 73 times more than Japan
Pipelines > All types	gas 2,719 km; oil 170 km; oil/gas/water 60 km (2004)	condensate 122 km; gas 150,007 km; oil 75,539 km; refined products 13,771 km (2004)
Aircraft departures per 1000	5.02 Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Russia	2.3 Ranked 79th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m	1 Ranked 22nd.	19 Ranked 2nd. 19 times more than Japan
Space > International Space Station visitors	6 Ranked 4th.	42 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Japan
Space > International Space Station flights	10 Ranked 3rd.	66 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Japan
Rail usage statistics > Passenger-km of rail transport > In billion/year > Year	2005	2005
Maritime > Communications, computer, etc. > % of service exports, BoP	56.05% Ranked 29th. 14% more than Russia	49.2% Ranked 37th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Annual % growth	-0.132% Ranked 91st.	1.8% Ranked 71st.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$	$992.05 billion Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Russia	$446.09 billion Ranked 15th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m	4 Ranked 93th.	261 Ranked 6th. 65 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1,523 m per million people	0.0393 Ranked 156th.	0.568 Ranked 97th. 14 times more than Japan
Heliports per million	0.118 Ranked 64th.	0.351 Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$6,507.64 Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Russia	$2,338.90 Ranked 79th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force	0.39% Ranked 128th.	1.78% Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Japan
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU	82 trillion Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Russia	5.93 trillion Ranked 15th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$	$662.01 billion Ranked 6th. Twice as much as Russia	$330.66 billion Ranked 18th.
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service imports	15.67% Ranked 112th.	40.08% Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service exports	4.27% Ranked 46th. 61% more than Russia	2.66% Ranked 33th.
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100 per million	0.811 Ranked 66th.	1.42 Ranked 62nd. 75% more than Japan
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0283 Ranked 143th. 57% more than Russia	0.018 Ranked 146th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0316 Ranked 143th. 64% more than Russia	0.0192 Ranked 146th.
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total per 1000	2.03 Ranked 129th.	9.54 Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Japan
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU per million	70.79 billion Ranked 7th.	-15,178,864,840.542 Ranked 85th.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	0.00401% Ranked 89th. 3 times more than Russia	0.00154% Ranked 96th.
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km	7,035.88 Ranked 9th. 70% more than Russia	4,132.14 Ranked 15th.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days	1 Ranked 105th.	2 Ranked 65th. Twice as much as Japan
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related infrastructure > 1=low to 5=high	4.11 Ranked 9th. 68% more than Russia	2.45 Ranked 97th.
Maritime > Ores and metals exports > % of merchandise exports	2.86% Ranked 55th.	3.97% Ranked 37th. 39% more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m per million	0.00783 Ranked 22nd.	0.133 Ranked 10th. 17 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m per million	0.22 Ranked 149th.	3.17 Ranked 64th. 14 times more than Japan
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned per million	0.00785 Ranked 107th.	1.02 Ranked 62nd. 130 times more than Japan
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$0.31 Ranked 41st.	$55.76 Ranked 2nd. 178 times more than Japan
Maritime > Arms exports > Constant 1990 US$, % of GDP	0.000918% Ranked 43th.	0.397% Ranked 2nd. 433 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	0.00784 Ranked 117th.	0.484 Ranked 51st. 62 times more than Japan
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced shipments > 1=low to 5=high	3.61 Ranked 14th. 39% more than Russia	2.59 Ranked 106th.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$	$239.00 million Ranked 31st. 8 times more than Russia	$31.00 million Ranked 72nd.
Maritime > Travel services > % of service exports, BoP	10.87% Ranked 135th.	17.26% Ranked 118th. 59% more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	6.45 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 126th.	101.32 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 74th. 16 times more than Japan
Heliports > Per $ GDP	3.46 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 59th.	52.69 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 23th. 15 times more than Japan
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU per million	-73,866,337,511.943 Ranked 131st.	31.82 billion Ranked 13th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per capita	81.51 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Russia	33.33 GRT per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per capita	91.73 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Russia	40.65 Dwt per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.
Merchant marine > Total > Per $ GDP	0.157 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 97th.	1.19 per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 54th. 8 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	0.008 per 1 million people Ranked 19th.	0.488 per 1 million people Ranked 53th. 61 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m per million	0.29 Ranked 84th.	1.4 Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m per million	0.212 Ranked 75th.	0.822 Ranked 44th. 4 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total per million	0.251 Ranked 170th.	4.35 Ranked 84th. 17 times more than Japan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	17.03% Ranked 137th.	22.06% Ranked 129th. 30% more than Japan
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	15.28% Ranked 127th.	29.3% Ranked 97th. 92% more than Japan
Maritime > Air transport, freight > Million ton-km per million	55.16 Ranked 30th. 92% more than Russia	28.79 Ranked 38th.
Waterways > A note	seagoing craft ply all coastal inland seas	routes with navigation guides serving the <a href=/kp/Russian><a href=/country/rs>Russian</a></a> River Fleet - 95,900 km; routes with night navigational aids - 60,400 km; man-made navigable routes - 16,900 km (Jan 1994)
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, females > % of adults	12.44% Ranked 57th.	24.26% Ranked 24th. 95% more than Japan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World > % of total merchandise exports	2.82% Ranked 65th. 58% more than Russia	1.78% Ranked 83th.
Maritime > Export value index > 2000 = 100	171.64 Ranked 162nd.	496.94 Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > Travel services > % of commercial service exports	8.18% Ranked 141st.	18.1% Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Japan
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	546,669.69 Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Russia	128,388.59 Ranked 41st.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Current LCU	69.73 trillion Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Russia	18.43 trillion Ranked 14th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > % of GDP	14.66% Ranked 129th.	29.44% Ranked 94th. Twice as much as Japan
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	0.228 per 1 million people Ranked 82nd.	0.863 per 1 million people Ranked 49th. 4 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	0.236 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 19th.	75.99 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 71st. 322 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	0.031 per 1 million people Ranked 164th.	0.63 per 1 million people Ranked 106th. 20 times more than Japan
Maritime > Food exports > % of merchandise exports	0.579% Ranked 87th.	3.16% Ranked 78th. 5 times more than Japan
Maritime > Computer, communications and other services > % of commercial service imports	50.04% Ranked 17th. 23% more than Russia	40.74% Ranked 30th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per $ GDP	0.922 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 146th.	128.68 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 108th. 140 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m > Per capita	0.212 per 1 million people Ranked 162nd.	3.42 per 1 million people Ranked 75th. 16 times more than Japan
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt per capita	0.0915 Dwt Ranked 57th. 2 times more than Russia	0.0404 Dwt Ranked 77th.
Merchant marine > Total per million	5.28 Ranked 74th.	7.7 Ranked 59th. 46% more than Japan
Pipelines > Gas per million	21.27 km Ranked 78th.	1,049.29 km Ranked 10th. 49 times more than Japan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$7,955.48 Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Russia	$3,097.10 Ranked 77th.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	13.93% Ranked 136th.	16.66% Ranked 130th. 20% more than Japan
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$6,088.36 Ranked 41st. 66% more than Russia	$3,678.63 Ranked 50th.
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$ per capita	$1,051.93 Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Russia	$434.33 Ranked 85th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m per million	0.0313 Ranked 127th.	1.82 Ranked 55th. 58 times more than Japan
Maritime > Time to import > Days	11 Ranked 147th.	21 Ranked 85th. 91% more than Japan
Maritime > Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100	63.09 Ranked 14th. 70% more than Russia	37.01 Ranked 37th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high	3.72 Ranked 11th. 82% more than Russia	2.04 Ranked 137th.
Maritime > Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita	$1.87 Ranked 75th. 9 times more than Russia	$0.22 Ranked 101st.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU	79.16 trillion Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Russia	13.86 trillion Ranked 15th.
Merchant marine > Total > GRT	10.39 million GRT Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Russia	4.71 million GRT Ranked 27th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current LCU per capita	620,536.03 Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Russia	96,563.86 Ranked 48th.
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of service exports, BoP	3.16% Ranked 58th. 13% more than Russia	2.8% Ranked 65th.
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$	$776.64 billion Ranked 5th. 47% more than Russia	$528.01 billion Ranked 9th.
Transport services > % of all service > Exports	24.63% Ranked 49th.	29.79% Ranked 35th. 21% more than Japan
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100	60.06 Ranked 193th.	234.18 Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Japan
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100	153.35 Ranked 105th. 4% more than Russia	146.85 Ranked 112th.
Maritime > ICT goods exports > % of total goods exports	9.23% Ranked 21st. 36 times more than Russia	0.257% Ranked 85th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to high-income economies > % of total merchandise exports	58.83% Ranked 116th. 5% more than Russia	56.04% Ranked 125th.
Maritime > Net barter terms of trade index > 2000 = 100 per million	0.47 Ranked 192nd.	1.64 Ranked 177th. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies outside region > % of total merchandise exports	40.63% Ranked 20th. 54% more than Russia	26.45% Ranked 40th.
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service exports	28.53% Ranked 44th.	31% Ranked 16th. 9% more than Japan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa > % of total merchandise exports	1.3% Ranked 83th. 5 times more than Russia	0.282% Ranked 126th.
Roads > Paved > % of total roads	79.29% Ranked 21st.	80.92% Ranked 16th. 2% more than Japan
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption > Kt of oil equivalent	24,955 Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Russia	9,770 Ranked 15th.
Maritime > Goods imports > BoP, current US$	$830.12 billion Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Russia	$335.71 billion Ranked 16th.
Pipelines > Total length	2,949 km Ranked 55th.	239,439 km Ranked 2nd. 81 times more than Japan
Maritime > Energy imports, net > % of energy use	93.98% Ranked 2nd.	-79.881% Ranked 109th.
Merchant marine > Note	includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: China 1, Panama 1, Singapore 1	includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belize 1, Cambodia 1, Cyprus 9, Denmark 1, Estonia 4, Greece 3, Honduras 1, Latvia 4, Lithuania 3, Moldova 3, Netherlands 1, South Korea 1, Turkey 18, Turkmenistan 2, Ukraine 10, UK 5, US 1
Pipelines > Total length > Per $ GDP	0.638 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 112th.	411.13 km per $1 billion of GDP Ranked 10th. 644 times more than Japan
Maritime > Documents to export > Number	3 Ranked 176th.	9 Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > Armed forces personnel, total	260,086 Ranked 25th.	1.36 million Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Japan
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Current LCU	-9,422,500,000,000 Ranked 143th.	4.57 trillion Ranked 6th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Annual % growth	5.45% Ranked 43th.	8.7% Ranked 28th. 60% more than Japan
Maritime > External balance on goods and services > Constant LCU	9.03 trillion Ranked 4th.	-2,178,668,007,157.58 Ranked 98th.
Maritime > Time to import > Days per million	0.0862 Ranked 182nd.	0.16 Ranked 175th. 86% more than Japan
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries	3,122 Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Russia	439 Ranked 11th.
Maritime > Lead time to export, median case > Days per million	0.00784 Ranked 111th.	0.0139 Ranked 107th. 78% more than Japan
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned	None	None
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > Constant LCU per capita	642,791.96 Ranked 12th. 16 times more than Russia	41,284.32 Ranked 39th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$ per capita	$7,777.07 Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Russia	$3,107.95 Ranked 64th.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$ per capita	$5,189.70 Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Russia	$2,303.74 Ranked 57th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual > % of total merchandise exports	0.539% Ranked 120th.	17.52% Ranked 25th. 32 times more than Japan
Quality of port infrastructure > WEF > 1=extremely underdeveloped to 7=well developed and efficient by i	5.17 Ranked 32nd. 46% more than Russia	3.55 Ranked 84th.
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m	1 Ranked 93th.	69 Ranked 5th. 69 times more than Japan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > % of GDP	16.65% Ranked 142nd.	22.14% Ranked 134th. 33% more than Japan
Maritime > Fuel imports > % of merchandise imports	34.11% Ranked 6th. 23 times more than Russia	1.46% Ranked 87th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m	45 Ranked 7th.	198 Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Japan
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports per million	0.111 Ranked 109th. 39% more than Russia	0.0803 Ranked 115th.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide per 1000	6.86 Ranked 52nd. 55% more than Russia	4.44 Ranked 66th.
Pipelines > Oil/gas/water per million people	0.817 km Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Russia	0.281 km Ranked 13th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1,524 to 2,437 m per million people	0.299 Ranked 132nd.	0.863 Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > Export volume index > 2000 = 100 per million	1.2 Ranked 188th. 17% more than Russia	1.03 Ranked 190th.
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > % of total fuel combustion	18.52% Ranked 102nd. 24% more than Russia	14.97% Ranked 111th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m per million	0.305 Ranked 86th.	0.852 Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons	219.65 Ranked 5th.	247.51 Ranked 4th. 13% more than Japan
Travel services > % of commercial service > Exports	11.52% Ranked 124th.	22.46% Ranked 103th. 95% more than Japan
Maritime > Wholesale price index > 2005 = 100	103.44 Ranked 69th.	203.79 Ranked 6th. 97% more than Japan
Maritime > Documents to export > Number per million	0.0235 Ranked 183th.	0.0627 Ranked 171st. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > Cost to import > US$ per container	$970.00 Ranked 138th.	$2,810.00 Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Japan
Railways > Railways, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000	0.158 Ranked 52nd.	14.88 Ranked 1st. 94 times more than Japan
Roads > Roads, paved > % of total roads	78.22% Ranked 34th. 16% more than Russia	67.4% Ranked 45th.
Maritime > Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide	874,677 Ranked 8th. 37% more than Russia	636,748 Ranked 12th.
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per $ GDP	8.99 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 136th.	131.72 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 88th. 15 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m > Per capita	0.314 per 1 million people Ranked 130th.	0.912 per 1 million people Ranked 83th. 3 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita	0.055 per 1 million people Ranked 136th.	0.361 per 1 million people Ranked 65th. 7 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m > Per capita	0.22 per 1 million people Ranked 114th.	0.721 per 1 million people Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP	0.221 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 29th.	9.12 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 15th. 41 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Over 3047 m > Per capita	0.008 per 1 million people Ranked 29th.	0.028 per 1 million people Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m	28 Ranked 57th.	457 Ranked 10th. 16 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per capita	0.243 per 1 million people Ranked 180th.	4.66 per 1 million people Ranked 92nd. 19 times more than Japan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Current US$, % of GDP	16.65% Ranked 137th.	22.14% Ranked 129th. 33% more than Japan
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP	11.11% Ranked 106th.	16.41% Ranked 98th. 48% more than Japan
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU	-17,716,074,600,948.801 Ranked 109th.	4.85 trillion Ranked 5th.
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m per million	0.219 Ranked 81st.	0.699 Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Japan
Maritime > Service exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	2.25% Ranked 126th.	3.09% Ranked 114th. 37% more than Japan
Maritime > Current account balance > % of GDP	1.02% Ranked 38th.	3.55% Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > Total per million	1.13 Ranked 147th.	4.16 Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Japan
Pipelines > Oil per million	1.33 km Ranked 91st.	528.39 km Ranked 7th. 397 times more than Japan
Maritime > Lead time to import, median case > Days	1 Ranked 107th.	3 Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Japan
Liner shipping connectivity index > Maximum value in 2004 = 100	66.33 Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Russia	20.64 Ranked 43th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Europe & Central Asia > % of total merchandise exports	0.881% Ranked 97th.	14.18% Ranked 18th. 16 times more than Japan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean > % of total merchandise exports	4.67% Ranked 41st. 5 times more than Russia	0.983% Ranked 90th.
Maritime > Terms of trade adjustment > Constant LCU per capita	-138,882.626 Ranked 108th.	33,787.55 Ranked 13th.
Maritime > Total reserves in months of imports	14.21 Ranked 8th. 23% more than Russia	11.53 Ranked 14th.
Air transport > Registered carrier departures worldwide > Per capita	5.15 per 1,000 people Ranked 38th. 39% more than Russia	3.71 per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m > Per $ GDP	9.45 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 129th.	200.62 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 61st. 21 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m > Per $ GDP	1.61 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 127th.	51.67 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 75th. 32 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m > Per $ GDP	6.91 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 102nd.	138.81 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 38th. 20 times more than Japan
Pipelines > Oil	174 km Ranked 74th.	80,820 km Ranked 1st. 464 times more than Japan
Maritime > ICT goods imports > % total goods imports	10.14% Ranked 20th. 32% more than Russia	7.69% Ranked 36th.
Maritime > Ores and metals imports > % of merchandise imports	6.67% Ranked 9th. 6 times more than Russia	1.08% Ranked 69th.
Maritime > Exports of goods and services > BoP, current US$ per capita	$7,140.29 Ranked 47th. 74% more than Russia	$4,112.96 Ranked 63th.
Pipelines > Gas	4,456 km Ranked 36th.	163,872 km Ranked 1st. 37 times more than Japan
Maritime > Goods exports > BoP, current US$, % of GDP	13.03% Ranked 107th.	26.21% Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Japan
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total > Per $ GDP	6.91 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 157th.	1,020.33 per $1 trillion of GDP Ranked 98th. 148 times more than Japan
Road > Radar detector legality	Legal	Legal
Maritime > CO2 emissions from transport > Million metric tons per million	1.72 Ranked 36th.	1.73 Ranked 33th. 1% more than Japan
Burden of customs procedure > WEF > 1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient	4.4 Ranked 47th. 61% more than Russia	2.73 Ranked 125th.
Transport services > % of all service imports	27.27% Ranked 95th. 77% more than Russia	15.42% Ranked 132nd.
Maritime > Imports of goods and services > BoP, current US$	$1.01 trillion Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Russia	$444.54 billion Ranked 15th.
Pipelines > Oil/gas/water	104 km Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Russia	40 km Ranked 8th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments > 1=low to 5=high	4.03 Ranked 9th. 46% more than Russia	2.76 Ranked 79th.
Roads > Roads, goods transported > Million ton-km per 1000	2.63 Ranked 26th. 88% more than Russia	1.4 Ranked 39th.
Maritime > Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process > 1=low to 5=high per million	0.0292 Ranked 141st. 2 times more than Russia	0.0142 Ranked 147th.
Maritime > Smoking prevalence, males > % of adults	41.79% Ranked 42nd.	59.45% Ranked 5th. 42% more than Japan
Maritime > Tuberculosis treatment success rate > % of registered cases	52% Ranked 179th.	54% Ranked 175th. 4% more than Japan
Merchant marine > Total > GRT > Per $ GDP	2.4 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 85th.	5.15 GRT per million $ of GDP Ranked 70th. 2 times more than Japan
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt > Per $ GDP	2.71 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 89th.	6.37 Dwt per million $ of GDP Ranked 66th. 2 times more than Japan
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items > Current US$, % of GDP	0.212% Ranked 93th.	0.234% Ranked 88th. 10% more than Japan
Maritime > Transport services > % of commercial service imports	28.46% Ranked 101st. 85% more than Russia	15.4% Ranked 61st.
Maritime > Agricultural raw materials exports > % of merchandise exports	0.796% Ranked 57th.	1.77% Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Japan
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in East Asia & Pacific > % of total merchandise exports	31.33% Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Russia	7.85% Ranked 49th.
Maritime > Merchandise exports to developing economies in Middle East & North Africa > % of total merchandise exports	0.633% Ranked 100th.	2.16% Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Japan
Transport services > % of commercial service imports	27.6% Ranked 98th. 73% more than Russia	15.99% Ranked 132nd.
Travel > % of all service > Exports	8.05% Ranked 131st.	22.39% Ranked 104th. 3 times more than Japan
Road sector diesel fuel > Consumption per capita > Kt of oil equivalent	0.2 Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Russia	0.07 Ranked 81st.
Road sector energy > Consumption > % of total energy > Consumption	14.23% Ranked 71st. 2 times more than Russia	6.14% Ranked 109th.
Travel > % of all service imports	16.94% Ranked 95th.	33.88% Ranked 18th. Twice as much as Japan
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m per million	0.0548 Ranked 98th.	0.391 Ranked 48th. 7 times more than Japan
Merchant marine > Total > GRT per capita	0.0813 GRT Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Russia	0.0332 GRT Ranked 76th.
Maritime > Services, etc., value added > Annual % growth	0.257% Ranked 115th.	4.71% Ranked 48th. 18 times more than Japan
Airports > With paved runways > 2,438 to 3,047 m per million people	0.353 Ranked 106th.	1.38 Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Japan
Maritime > Insurance and financial services > % of commercial service imports	5.82% Ranked 71st. 54% more than Russia	3.79% Ranked 46th.
Transnational Issues > Disputes > International	The sovereignty dispute over the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, and Shikotan, and the Habomai group, known in <a href=/country/ja>Japan</a> as the "Northern Territories" and in <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> as the "Southern Kuril Islands", occupied by the <a href=/country/sr>Soviet Union</a> in 1945, now administered by <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> and claimed by <a href=/country/ja>Japan</a>, remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities; intensified <a href=/cat/Media>media</a> coverage and protests highlight dispute over the fishing-rich Liancourt <a href=/encyclopedia/Rocks-(album)>Rocks</a> (Tok-do/Take-shima) also claimed by <a href=/country/ks>South Korea</a>; <a href=/country/ch>China</a> and <a href=/country/tw>Taiwan</a> have intensified their claims to the Senkaku Islands (Diaoyu Tai) administered by <a href=/country/ja>Japan</a>	<a href=/country/ch>China</a> and <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> in 2004 resolved their last border dispute over islands in the Amur and Argun Rivers, but details on demarcation have not yet been worked-out; the sovereignty dispute over the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan, and the Habomai group known in <a href=/country/ja>Japan</a> as the "Northern Territories" and in <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> as the "Southern Kurils," occupied by the <a href=/country/sr>Soviet Union</a> in 1945, now administered by <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a>, and claimed by <a href=/country/ja>Japan</a>, remains the primary sticking point to signing a peace treaty formally ending World War II hostilities; about a third of the boundary with <a href=/country/gg>Georgia</a> remains undelimited and <a href=/country/vt>none</a> of it demarcated with several small, strategic segments remaining in dispute; <a href=/encyclopedia/Organization-for-Security-and-Co-operation-in-Europe>OSCE</a> observers monitor volatile areas such as the Pankisi Gorge in the Akhmeti region and the Kodori Gorge in Abkhazia; equidistant seabed <a href=/encyclopedia/treaty>treaties</a> have been signed with <a href=/country/aj>Azerbaijan</a> and <a href=/country/kz>Kazakhstan</a> in the <a href=/encyclopedia/Caspian-Sea>Caspian</a> Sea but no consensus on dividing the water column among the littoral states; <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> and <a href=/country/no>Norway</a> dispute their maritime limits in the Barents Sea and Russia's fishing rights beyond Svalbard's territorial limits within the <a href=/country/sv>Svalbard</a> Treaty zone; <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> continues to reject signing and ratifying the joint 1996 technical border agreement with <a href=/country/en>Estonia</a>; the <a href=/country/rs>Russian</a> <a href=/encyclopedia/Parliament-(band)>Parliament</a> refuses to consider ratification of the boundary <a href=/encyclopedia/treaty>treaties</a> with <a href=/country/en>Estonia</a> and <a href=/country/lg>Latvia</a>, but in May 2003, ratified land and maritime boundary treaty with <a href=/country/lh>Lithuania</a>, which ratified the 1997 treaty in 1999, legalizing limits of former <a href=/encyclopedia/Soviet-Union>Soviet</a> republic borders; a simplified transit <a href=/graph-T/cur_reg>regime</a> was adopted in July 2003 for residents of the Kaliningrad coastal exclave to travel through <a href=/country/lh>Lithuania</a> to <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a>; delimitation of land boundary with <a href=/country/up>Ukraine</a> is complete, but demarcation remains unresolved; <a href=/country/up>Ukraine</a> protests Russia's construction of a causeway in the direction of Ukrainian-administered Tuzla Island in the Kerch Strait; <a href=/country/kz>Kazakhstan</a> and <a href=/country/rs>Russia</a> will complete delimitation of their interstate border in 2004 and demarcation is underway; <a href=/country/rs>Russian</a> Duma has not yet ratified 1990 Maritime Boundary Agreement with the US in the Bering Sea
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m	28 Ranked 14th.	100 Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Japan
Merchant marine > A note	includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience: <a href=/country/ch><a href=/country/ch>China</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/pm>Panama</a> 1, <a href=/country/sn>Singapore</a> 1 (2002 est.)	includes some foreign-owned <a href=/kp/ships>ships</a> registered here as a flag of convenience: <a href=/country/bh><a href=/country/bh>Belize</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/cb>Cambodia</a> 1, <a href=/country/cy><a href=/country/cy>Cyprus</a></a> 9, <a href=/country/da>Denmark</a> 1, <a href=/country/en><a href=/country/en>Estonia</a></a> 4, <a href=/country/gr>Greece</a> 3, <a href=/country/ho><a href=/country/ho>Honduras</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/lg>Latvia</a> 4, <a href=/country/lh><a href=/country/lh>Lithuania</a></a> 3, <a href=/country/md>Moldova</a> 3, <a href=/country/nl><a href=/country/nl>Netherlands</a></a> 1, <a href=/country/ks>South Korea</a> 1, <a href=/country/tu><a href=/country/tu>Turkey</a></a> 18, <a href=/country/tx>Turkmenistan</a> 2, <a href=/country/up><a href=/country/up>Ukraine</a></a> 10, <a href=/country/uk>United Kingdom</a> 5, <a href=/country/us>United States</a> 1 (2002 est.)
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m	37 Ranked 6th.	201 Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Japan
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries per million	24.04 Ranked 17th. 8 times more than Russia	3.11 Ranked 48th.

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