FACTS ON JAPAN
Facts about transportation in Japan
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Airports:
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176 (2009) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 144
over 3,047 m:
7
2,438 to 3,047 m:
42
1,524 to 2,437 m:
40
914 to 1,523 m:
28
under 914 m:
27
(2009)
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 32
914 to 1,523 m:
4
under 914 m:
28
(2009)
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Heliports:
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15 (2009) |
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Pipelines:
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gas 3,862 km;
oil 167 km; oil/gas/water 53 km (2008) |
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Railways:
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total: 23,506
km
standard gauge:
3,437
km 1.435-m gauge (3,319 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
20,059
km 1.067-m gauge (11,842 km electrified); 11 km 0.762-m gauge (11 km electrified)
(2008)
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Roadways:
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total: 1,196,999
km
paved:
949,101 km (includes 7,383
km of expressways)
unpaved:
247,898
km (2006)
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Waterways:
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1,770 km (seagoing
vessels use inland seas) (2007) |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 683
by type:
bulk
carrier 136, cargo 30, carrier 3, chemical tanker 27, container 11, liquefied
gas 59, passenger 12, passenger/cargo 135, petroleum tanker 156, refrigerated
cargo 2, roll on/roll off 51, vehicle carrier 61
registered in other countries:
3,074
(Australia 1, Bahamas 87, Belize 8, Bermuda 2, Burma 1, Cambodia 1, Cayman
Islands 13, China 2, Cyprus 21, France 1, Honduras 4, Hong Kong 111, Indonesia
6, Isle of Man 6, Italy 1, South Korea 20, Liberia 116, Malaysia 4, Malta
8, Marshall Islands 17, Nigeria 1, Norway 29, Panama 2335, Philippines 81,
Portugal 15, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,
Singapore 131, Thailand 4, UK 4, US 7, Vanuatu 29, Vietnam 1, unknown 1)
(2008)
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Ports and terminals:
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Chiba, Kawasaki,
Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yohohama |
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