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Transportation of Netherlands

Airports:27 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways:total: 20
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 9
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 2 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways:total: 7
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 4 (2006)
Heliports:1 (2006)
Pipelines:condensate 81 km; gas 7,229 km; oil 578 km; refined products 716 km (2006)
Railways:total: 2,811 km
standard gauge: 2,811 km 1.435-m gauge (2,064 km electrified) (2006)
Roadways:total: 134,000 km (includes 3,270 km of expressways) (2004)
Waterways:6,183 km (navigable for ships of 50 tons) (2005)
Merchant marine:total: 558 ships (1000 GRT or over) 5,042,775 GRT/5,016,265 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 29, cargo 345, chemical tanker 29, container 59, liquefied gas 12, passenger 14, passenger/cargo 14, petroleum tanker 16, refrigerated cargo 19, roll on/roll off 18, specialized tanker 3
foreign-owned: 157 (Australia 1, Belgium 2, Denmark 9, Finland 13, Germany 56, Ireland 10, Netherlands Antilles 1, Norway 7, Sweden 26, UK 19, US 13)
registered in other countries: 222 (Antigua and Barbuda 14, Australia 2, Austria 2, Bahamas 24, Canada 1, Cayman Islands 4, Cyprus 18, Gibraltar 5, Isle of Man 1, Liberia 29, Luxembourg 2, Malta 6, Marshall Islands 1, Netherlands Antilles 54, Norway 3, Panama 21, Philippines 19, Portugal 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5, Singapore 2, UK 3, US 4, unknown 1) (2006)
Ports and terminals:Amsterdam, Groningen, IJmuiden, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Vlissingen, Zaanstad

Netherlands Quickstats

  • Population: 16,570,613 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 41,526 sq km
  • Density: 395 /km² (23rd)
  • GDP (total): $541,513 million (23rd)
  • GDP (per capita): $35,078 (10th)
  • Literacy: 99%

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  • Currency: Euro (€)5 (EUR)
  • Dial code: +31

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