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TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total:
34 km
standard gauge: 34 km 1.435-m gauge (all electrified) (1996
est.) |
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Highways:
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total:
1,831 km
paved: 1,831 km
unpaved: 0 km (1997) |
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Ports
and Harbors:
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Hong
Kong |
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Merchant
Marine:
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total:
271 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 7,942,646 GRT/13,101,275
DWT
ships by type: barge carrier 1, bulk 157, cargo 28, chemical
tanker 5, combination bulk 2, container 53, liquified gas 5, multi-functional
large load carrier 2, petroleum tanker 14, short-sea passenger
1, vehicle carrier 3 (1999 est.)
note: a flag of convenience registry; includes ships from
13 countries among which are UK 16, South Africa 3, China 9, Japan
6, Bermuda 2, Germany 3, Canada 2, Cyprus 1, Belgium 1, and Norway
1 (1998 est.) |
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Airports:
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3 (1999 est.) |
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Airports
- with Paved Runways:
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total:
3
over 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1999 est.) |
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Heliports:
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2 (1999 est.) |
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