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Korea, South: Transportation
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Railways:
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total: 3,125 km
standard gauge: 3,125 km 1.435-m gauge (661 km electrified) (2002)
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Highways:
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total: 86,990 km
paved: 64,808 km (including 1,996 km of expressways)
unpaved: 22,182 km (1999 est.)
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Waterways:
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1,609 km
note: restricted to small native craft
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Pipelines:
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gas 1,433 km; refined products 827 km (2003)
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Ports and harbors:
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Chinhae, Inch'on, Kunsan, Masan, Mokp'o, P'ohang, Pusan, Tonghae-hang, Ulsan, Yosu
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Merchant marine:
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total: 541 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,490,521 GRT/10,602,751 DWT
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 1, Bulgaria 1, China 1, Greece 1, Japan 1, Malaysia 1, Norway 1, Panama 1, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1, UK 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type: bulk 114, cargo 174, chemical tanker 63, combination bulk 9, container 52, liquefied gas 17, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 69, refrigerated cargo 21, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea passenger 2, specialized tanker 6, vehicle carrier 5
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Airports:
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102 (2002)
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 69
over 3,047 m: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 18
914 to 1,523 m: 11
under 914 m: 21 (2002)
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 33
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 31 (2002)
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Heliports:
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204 (2002)
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