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Japan

 
     
    • Railroads: 
     
        total: 
        27,327 km (5,724 km double track and multitrack sections) 
     
        standard gauge: 
        2,012 km 1.435-m gauge (2,012 km electrified) 
     
        narrow gauge: 
        25,315 km predominantly 1.067-m gauge (9,038 km electrified) (1987) 
     
    • Highways: 
     
        total: 
        1,111,974 km 
     
        paved: 
        754,102 km (including 4,869 km of national expressways) 
     
        unpaved: 
        gravel, crushed stone, or earth 357,872 km (1991) 
     
    • Inland waterways: 
      about 1,770 km; seagoing craft ply all coastal inland seas 
     
    • Pipelines: 
      crude oil 84 km; petroleum products 322 km; natural gas 1,800 km 
     
    • Ports: 
      Akita, Amagasaki, Chiba, Hachinohe, Hakodate, Higashi-Harima, Himeji, Hiroshima, Kawasaki, Kinuura, Kobe, Kushiro, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Sakai, Sakaide, Shimizu, Tokyo, Tomakomai 
     
    • Merchant marine: 
     
        total: 
        851 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 18,195,386 GRT/27,292,044 DWT 
     
        ships by type: 
        bulk 210, cargo 63, chemical tanker 7, combination ore/oil 7, container 41, liquefied gas tanker 41, multifunction large-load carrier 1, oil tanker 264, passenger 10, passenger-cargo 5, refrigerated cargo 48, roll-on/roll-off cargo 43, short-sea passenger 30, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 79 
     
        note: 
        Japan owns an additional 1,537 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 45,490,202 DWT that operate under Panamanian, Liberian, Vanuatu, Bahamian, Singaporian, Cypriot, Philippines, Hong Kong, and Maltese registry 
     
    • Airports: 
     
        total: 
        175 
     
        with paved runways over 3,047 m: 
        6 
     
        with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 
        31 
     
        with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 
        36 
     
        with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 
        30 
     
        with paved runways under 914 m: 
        70 
     
        with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 
        2