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Switzerland Transportation |
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Railways:
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total: 4,533 km
standard gauge: 3,483 km 1.435-m gauge (3,472 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,004 km 1.000-m gauge (974 km electrified); 46 km 0.800-m gauge (46 km electrified) (2003)
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Highways:
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total: 71,011 km
paved: 71,011 km (including 1,638 of expressways)
unpaved: 0 km (2000)
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Waterways:
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65 km
note: The Rhine carries heavy traffic on the Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee stretches; there are also 12 navigable lakes
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Pipelines:
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gas 1,831 km; oil 212 km; refined products 7 km (2003)
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Ports and harbors:
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Basel
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Merchant marine:
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total: 30 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 604,843 GRT/1,050,914 DWT
registered in other countries: 182 (2003 est.)
by type: bulk 15, cargo 6, chemical tanker 3, container 3, petroleum tanker 2, specialized tanker 1
foreign-owned: Belgium 1, Netherlands 1, United Kingdom 6, United States 1
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Airports:
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65 (2003 est.)
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 42
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 16 (2003 est.)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 23
under 914 m: 23 (2003 est.)
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Heliports:
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2 (2003 est.)
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