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Railways:
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total: 38,550 km
broad gauge: 3,727 km 1.600-m gauge
standard gauge: 20,519 km 1.435-m gauge (1,877 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 14,074 km 1.067-m gauge (2,453 km electrified)
dual gauge: 230 km dual gauge (2006) |
Transportation - note:
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void |
Roadways:
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total: 812,972 km
paved: 341,448 km
unpaved: 471,524 km (2004) |
Waterways:
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2,000 km (mainly used for recreation on Murray and Murray-Darling river systems) (2006) |
Pipelines:
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gas 27,105 km; liquid petroleum gas 240 km; oil 3,258 km; oil/gas/water 1 km (2008) |
Ports and terminals:
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Brisbane, Dampier, Fremantle, Gladstone, Hay Point, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Hedland, Port Kembla, Port Walcott, Sydney |
Merchant marine:
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total: 50
by type: bulk carrier 12, cargo 5, chemical tanker 1, container 1, liquefied gas 4, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 7, petroleum tanker 8, roll on/roll off 5
foreign-owned: 24 (Canada 9, France 1, Germany 2, Japan 1, Netherlands 2, Norway 1, Singapore 1, UK 5, US 2)
registered in other countries: 28 (Antigua and Barbuda 1, Belize 1, Bermuda 1, Dominica 2, Fiji 1, Marshall Islands 1, NZ 1, Panama 4, Singapore 12, Tonga 1, US 1, Vanuatu 2) (2008) |
Airports:
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462 (2008) |
Airports density:
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46,024 people per Airport |
Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 322
over 3,047 m: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 144
914 to 1,523 m: 141
under 914 m: 14 (2008) |
Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 140
1,524 to 2,437 m: 19
914 to 1,523 m: 107
under 914 m: 14 (2008) |
Heliports:
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1 (2007) |
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This page was last updated on 29 June, 2009 |
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