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Jordan Transportation:

Railways:
total: 505 km (2004 est.)
narrow gauge: 505 km 1.050-m gauge

Highways:
total: 7,301 km (2002 est.)
paved: 7,301 km
unpaved: 0 km

Pipelines:
gas: 10 km
oil: 743 km
NA
(2004)

Ports and harbors:
Al 'Aqabah

Merchant marine:
total: 20 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 78,814 GRT / 92,695 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 2, cargo 7, container 2, passenger/cargo 5, roll on/roll off 4
foreign-owned: 12 (Greece 3, UAE 9)
registered in other countries: 14
(2005)

Airports:
17 (2004 est.)

Airports — with paved runways:
total: 15
over 3047m: 7
2438 to 3047m: 6
914 to 1523m: 1
under 914m: 1
(2004 est.)

Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 2
under 914m: 2
(2004 est.)

Heliports:
1 (2004 est.)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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