TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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total:
1,801 km
narrow gauge: 1,801 km 1.000-m gauge (148 km electrified)
(2000) |
Highways:
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total:
94,500 km
paved: 70,970 km (including 580 km of expressways)
unpaved: 23,530 km (1996 est.) |
Pipelines:
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crude
oil 84 km; petroleum products 322 km; natural gas 1,800 km |
Waterways:
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7,296
km (Peninsular Malaysia 3,209 km, Sabah 1,569 km, Sarawak 2,518
km) |
Ports
and Harbors:
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Bintulu,
Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan, Kuching, Kudat, Labuan, Lahad Datu, Lumut,
Miri, Pasir Gudang, Penang, Port Dickson, Port Kelang, Sandakan,
Sibu, Tanjung Berhala, Tanjung Kidurong, Tawau |
Merchant
Marine:
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total:
361 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,000,706 GRT/7,393,915
DWT
ships by type: bulk 61, cargo 119, chemical tanker 34,
container 55, liquified gas 19, livestock carrier 1, passenger
2, petroleum tanker 57, refrigerated cargo 1, roll-on/roll-off
6, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5 (1999 est.) |
Airports:
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115 (1999 est.) |
Airports
- with Paved Runways:
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total:
32
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
1,524 to 2,437 m: 11
914 to 1,523 m: 6
under 914 m: 6 (1999 est.) |
Airports
- with Unpaved Runways:
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total:
83
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 8
under 914 m: 74 (1999 est.) |
Heliports:
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1 (1999 est.) |
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