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Saudi Arabia Transportation |
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Railways:
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total: 1,392 km
standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and sidings) (2003)
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Highways:
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total: 151,470 km
paved: 45,592 km
unpaved: 105,878 km (1999)
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Pipelines:
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condensate 212 km; gas 837 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,187 km; oil 5,062 km; refined products 69 km (2003)
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Ports and harbors:
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Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Duba, Jiddah, Jizan, Rabigh, Ra's al Khafji, Mishab, Ras Tanura, Yanbu' al Bahr, Madinat Yanbu' al Sinaiyah
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Merchant marine:
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total: 66 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,306,706 GRT/1,963,191 DWT
registered in other countries: 54 (2003 est.)
by type: cargo 5, chemical tanker 11, container 4, livestock carrier 2, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 4, roll on/roll off 10, short-sea/passenger 6
foreign-owned: Egypt 3, Greece 4, Norway 2, Sudan 1, United Kingdom 3
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Airports:
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204 (2003 est.)
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 71
over 3,047 m: 32
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2003 est.)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 23
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 133
under 914 m: 14 (2003 est.)
over 3047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 38
1,524 to 2,437 m: 75
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Heliports:
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5 (2003 est.)
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