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Israel Transportation:

Railways:
total: 640 km (2004 est.)
standard gauge: 640 km 1.435-m gauge

Highways:
total: 16,903 km (2002 est.)
paved: 16,903 km (including 56 km of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km

Pipelines:
gas: 140 km
oil: 1,509 km
(2004)

Ports and harbors:
Ashdod, Elat (Eilat), Hadera, Haifa

Merchant marine:
total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 752,873 GRT / 881,711 DWT
by type: cargo 1, container 16
registered in other countries: 48
(2005)

Airports:
51 (2004 est.)

Airports — with paved runways:
total: 28
over 3047m: 2
2438 to 3047m: 4
1524 to 2437m: 8
914 to 1523m: 10
under 914m: 4
(2004 est.)

Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 23
1524 to 2437m: 1
914 to 1523m: 2
under 914m: 20
(2004 est.)

Heliports:
3 (2004 est.)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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