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Thailand Transportation:

Railways:
total: 4,071 km (2004 est.)
narrow gauge: 4,071 km 1.000-m gauge

Highways:
total: 57,403 km (2000 est.)
paved: 56,542 km
unpaved: 861 km

Waterways:
4,000 km (2003 est.)
note: 3,701 km navigable by boats with drafts up to 0.9 m

Pipelines:
gas: 3,112 km
refined products: 265 km
(2004)

Ports and harbors:
Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Prachuap Port, Si Racha

Merchant marine:
total: 386 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 2,038,597 GRT / 3,104,712 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 57, cargo 142, chemical tanker 12, combination ore/oil 1, container 21, liquefied gas 25, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 4, petroleum tanker 89, refrigerated cargo 30, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 55 (Indonesia 1, Japan 3, Norway 45, Singapore 6)
registered in other countries: 35
(2005)

Airports:
109 (2004 est.)

Airports — with paved runways:
total: 65
over 3047m: 7
2438 to 3047m: 10
1524 to 2437m: 23
914 to 1523m: 19
under 914m: 6
(2004 est.)

Airports — with unpaved runways:
total: 44
1524 to 2437m: 1
914 to 1523m: 15
under 914m: 28
(2004 est.)

Heliports:
3 (2004 est.)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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