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China Transportation:

Railways:
total: 71,898 km (2002 est.)
standard gauge: 71,898 km 1.435-m gauge (18115 km electrified)
dual gauge: 23,945 km (multiple track not included in total)

Highways:
total: 1,765,222 km (2002 est.)
paved: 395,410 km (with at least 25,130 km of expressways)
unpaved: 1,369,812 km

Waterways:
121,557 km (2002 est.)

Pipelines:
gas: 15,890 km
oil: 14,478 km
refined products: 3,280 km
(2004)

Ports and harbors:
Dalian, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai

Merchant marine:
total: 1,649 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 18,724,653 GRT / 27,749,784 DWT
by type: barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 362, cargo 696, chemical tanker 38, combination ore/oil 1, container 135, liquefied gas 30, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 81, petroleum tanker 246, refrigerated cargo 30, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 10
foreign-owned: 9 (Hong Kong 4, Japan 2, South Korea 2, United States 1)
registered in other countries: 872
(2005)

Airports:
472 (2004 est.)

Airports — with paved runways:
total: 383
over 3047m: 53
2438 to 3047m: 116
1524 to 2437m: 141
914 to 1523m: 23
under 914m: 50
(2004 est.)

Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 89
over 3047m: 5
2438 to 3047m: 4
1524 to 2437m: 13
914 to 1523m: 32
under 914m: 35
(2004 est.)

Heliports:
15 (2004 est.)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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