| Railways: |
total:
67,524 km (including 5,400 km of provincial "local" rails)
standard gauge:
63,924 km 1.435-m gauge (13,362 km electrified; 20,250 km double track)
narrow gauge:
3,600 km 0.750-m and 1.000-m gauge local industrial lines (1998 est.)
note:
a new total of 68,000 km was estimated for early 1999 to take new construction programs into account (1999)
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| Highways: |
total:
1.4 million km
paved:
271,300 km (with at least 16,000 km of expressways)
unpaved:
1,128,700 km (1999)
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| Waterways: |
110,000 km (1999)
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| Pipelines: |
crude oil 9,070 km; petroleum products 560 km; natural gas 9,383 km (1998)
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| Ports and harbors: |
Dalian, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Haikou, Huangpu, Lianyungang, Nanjing, Nantong, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shantou, Tianjin, Xiamen, Xingang, Yantai, Zhanjiang
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| Merchant marine: |
total:
1,745 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,533,521 GRT/24,746,859 DWT
ships by type:
barge carrier 2, bulk 324, cargo 825, chemical tanker 21, combination bulk 11, combination ore/oil 1, container 132, liquefied gas 24, multi-functional large-load carrier 5, passenger 7, passenger/cargo 45, petroleum tanker 258, refrigerated cargo 22, roll on/roll off 23, short-sea passenger 41, specialized tanker 3, vehicle carrier 1 (2000 est.)
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| Airports: |
489 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with paved runways: |
total:
324
over 3,047 m:
27
2,438 to 3,047 m:
88
1,524 to 2,437 m:
147
914 to 1,523 m:
30
under 914 m:
32 (2000 est.)
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| Airports - with unpaved runways: |
total:
165
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
29
914 to 1,523 m:
56
under 914 m:
78 (2000 est.)
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