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Railways:
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total: 2,600 km
standard gauge: 178 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 2,169 km 1.000-m gauge
dual gauge: 253 km three-rail track combining 1.435 m and 1.000-m gauges (2006) |
Transportation - note:
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the International Maritime Bureau reports the territorial and offshore waters in the South China Sea as high risk for piracy and armed robbery against ships; numerous commercial vessels have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway; hijacked vessels are often disguised and cargo diverted to ports in East Asia; crews have been murdered or cast adrift |
Roadways:
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total: 222,179 km
paved: 42,167 km
unpaved: 180,012 km (2004) |
Waterways:
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17,702 km (5,000 km navigable by vessels up to 1.8 m draft) (2008) |
Pipelines:
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condensate/gas 42 km; gas 66 km; refined products 206 km (2008) |
Ports and terminals:
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Da Nang, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City |
Merchant marine:
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total: 387
by type: barge carrier 1, bulk carrier 36, cargo 280, chemical tanker 12, container 14, liquefied gas 6, passenger 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 32, refrigerated cargo 2, roll on/roll off 1, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: 2 (Hong Kong 1, Japan 1)
registered in other countries: 64 (Honduras 1, Liberia 4, Mongolia 23, Panama 30, Tuvalu 5, unknown 1) (2008) |
Airports:
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44 (2008) |
Airports density:
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1,976,535 people per Airport |
Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 37
over 3,047 m: 9
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 9 (2008) |
Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 3 (2008) |
Heliports:
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1 (2007) |
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