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Transportation In Saudi Arabia Railways:
total: 1,392 km
standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (448 km double track) (2002) Highways:
total: 151,470 km
paved: 45,592 km
unpaved: 105,878 km (1999 est.) Note: Highways in Saudi Arabia are considered in a very bad condition compared to other oil-producing neighbor countries Pipelines: condensate 212 km; gas 837 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,187 km; oil 5,062 km; refined products 69 km (2003) Ports and harbors: Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Duba, Jiddah, Jizan, Rabigh, Ra's al Khafji, Mishab, Ras Tanura, Yanbu' al Bahr, Madinat Yanbu' al Sinaiyah Merchant marine:
total: 66 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 1,306,706 GRT/1,963,191 DWT
ships 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 (2003) Airports: 204 (2003 est.) Airports - with paved runways:
total: 71
over 3,047 m: 32
2,438 to 3,047 m: 13
1,524 to 2,437 m: 12
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 2 (2003 est.) Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 133
over 3047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 75
914 to 1,523 m: 38
under 914 m: 14 (2003 est.) (Saudi Arabian Airlines is the nation's flag carrier) Heliports: 5 (2003 est.)
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