Railways:
total:
1,201,337 km includes about 190,000 to 195,000 km of electrified routes of
which 147,760 km are in Europe, 24,509 km in the Far East, 11,050 km in
Africa, 4,223 km in South America, and 4,160 km in North America; note—fastest speed in daily service is 300 km/hr attained by France's Societe
Nationale des Chemins-de-Fer Francais (SNCF) Le Train a Grande Vitesse
(TGV)—Atlantique line
broad gauge:
251,153 km
standard gauge:
710,754 km
narrow gauge:
239,430 km
Highways:
total:
NA km
paved:
NA km
unpaved:
NA km
Ports and harbors:
Chiba, Houston, Kawasaki, Kobe, Marseille, Mina' al Ahmadi (Kuwait), New
Orleans, New York, Rotterdam, Yokohama
Merchant marine:
total:
28,310 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 495,299,489 GRT/764,129,056 DWT
ships by type:
barge carrier 23, bulk 5,745, cargo 8,766, chemical tanker 1,326,
combination bulk 319, combination ore/oil 227, container 2,615, liquefied
gas tanker 802, livestock carrier 60, multifunction large-load carrier 90,
oil tanker 4,521, passenger 392, passenger-cargo 126, railcar carrier 19,
refrigerated cargo 1,067, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1,117, short-sea passenger
484, specialized tanker 118, vehicle carrier 493 (1998 est.)
