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Malaysia Transportation:

Railways:
total: 1,890 km (2004 est.)
standard gauge: 57 km 1.435-m gauge (57 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,833 km 1.000-m gauge (150 km electrified)

Highways:
total: 65,877 km (2001 est.)
paved: 51,318 km
unpaved: 14,559 km

Waterways:
7,200 km (2004 est.)
note: Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km, Sabah 1,500 km, Sarawak 2,500 km

Pipelines:
condensate: 279 km
gas: 5,047 km
oil: 1,841 km
refined products: 114 km

Ports and harbors:
Bintulu, Johor, Labuan, Lahad Datu, Lumut, Miri, George Town (Penang), Port Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas

Merchant marine:
total: 346 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,389,397 GRT / 7,539,178 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 45, cargo 109, chemical tanker 38, container 47, liquefied gas 26, livestock carrier 1, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 6, petroleum tanker 62, roll on/roll off 6, vehicle carrier 5
foreign-owned: 77 (China 1, Hong Kong 12, Japan 3, Singapore 61)
registered in other countries: 59
(2005)

Airports:
117 (2004 est.)

Airports — with paved runways:
total: 38
over 3047m: 5
2438 to 3047m: 7
1524 to 2437m: 10
914 to 1,523m: 9
under 914m: 7
(2004 est.)

Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 79
1524 to 2437m: 1
914 to 1523m: 6
under 914m: 72
(2004 est.)

Heliports:
1 (2004 est.)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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